137-139 Alberta AHCIP block: Late effects of infectious and parasitic diseases

137-139 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 11 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

137-139

Late effects of infectious and parasitic diseases (137-139)

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Codes in 137-139

137-139 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

Notes for 137-139

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 137-139 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissable as well as a few diseases of unknown but possibly infectious originFrom I. Infectious and parasitic diseases

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Acute respiratory infections (460 - 466)Influenza (487.-)Carrier or suspected carrier of infectious organism (V02.-)Certain localized infectionsFrom I. Infectious and parasitic diseases

Note

  • Categories for "late effects" of infectious and parasitic diseases are to be found at 137.- to 139.-From I. Infectious and parasitic diseases

Where 137-139 sits

  1. 1ChapterI. Infectious and parasitic diseases
  2. 2Block 137-139Late effects of infectious and parasitic diseases

Source and release

Data release
Alberta AHCIP · January 2018
Effective date
Jan 18, 2018

This page is built from the Alberta AHCIP catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

Frequently asked questions

Is 137-139 a valid Alberta diagnostic code?

No. 137-139 (Late effects of infectious and parasitic diseases) is a block heading in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release. It holds 11 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is 137-139 in Alberta AHCIP?

137-139 sits under I. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

What coding notes apply to 137-139?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for 137-139, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which Alberta AHCIP release does this page use?

It uses Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.