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174.4 Alberta AHCIP code: Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Upper-outer quadrant

174.4 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Upper-outer quadrant” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

174.4

Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Upper-outer quadrant

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 174.4

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 174.4 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

Where 174.4 sits

  1. 1ChapterII. Neoplasms
  2. 2Block 170-175Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast
  3. 3Valid code 174Malignant neoplasm of female breast
  4. 4Valid code 174.4Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Upper-outer quadrant

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 174.4 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 174.4 mean?

174.4 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Upper-outer quadrant” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 174.4 in Alberta AHCIP?

174.4 sits under 174 Malignant neoplasm of female breast, within 170-175 Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast, within II. Neoplasms.

What coding notes apply to 174.4?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes notes for 174.4, 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 174.4

174.0Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Nipple and areola174.1Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Central portion174.2Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Upper-inner quadrant174.3Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Lower-inner quadrant174.5Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Lower-outer quadrant174.6Malignant neoplasm of female breast – Axillary tail174.8Other specified sites of women's breast174.9Breast, unspecified