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159.8 Alberta AHCIP code: Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum – Other

159.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum – Other” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

159.8

Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum – Other

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 159.8

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 159.8 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • cardio-oesophageal junction (151.0)colon and rectum (154.0)

Where 159.8 sits

  1. 1ChapterII. Neoplasms
  2. 2Block 150-159Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs and peritoneum
  3. 3Valid code 159Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum
  4. 4Valid code 159.8Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum – Other

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.

See 159.8 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 159.8 mean?

159.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum – Other” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 159.8 in Alberta AHCIP?

159.8 sits under 159 Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum, within 150-159 Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs and peritoneum, within II. Neoplasms.

What coding notes apply to 159.8?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 159.8, 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.

Codes beside 159.8

159.0Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum – Intestinal tract, part unspecified159.1Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum – Spleen, not elsewhere classified159.9Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum – Ill-defined