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170-175 Alberta AHCIP block: Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast

170-175 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 54 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

170-175

Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast (170-175)

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Codes in 170-175

170-175 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

170Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage171Malignant neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue172Malignant melanoma of skin173Other malignant neoplasm of skin174Malignant neoplasm of female breast175Malignant neoplasm of male breast

Notes for 170-175

Alberta Health’s list gives no includes, excludes or other notes for 170-175 or the headings above it.

Where 170-175 sits

  1. 1ChapterII. Neoplasms
  2. 2Block 170-175Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast

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 170-175 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

Is 170-175 a valid Alberta diagnostic code?

No. 170-175 (Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast) is a block heading in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release. It holds 54 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is 170-175 in Alberta AHCIP?

170-175 sits under II. Neoplasms.

What coding notes apply to 170-175?

Alberta Health’s list gives no includes, excludes or other notes for 170-175 or the headings above it.

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 170-175

140-149Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx150-159Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs and peritoneum160-165Malignant neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organs179-189Malignant neoplasm of genitourinary organs190-199Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites200-208Malignant neoplasm of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue210-229Benign neoplasms230-234Carcinoma insitu235-238Neoplasms of uncertain behavior