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235-238 Alberta AHCIP block: Neoplasms of uncertain behavior

235-238 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 42 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

235-238

Neoplasms of uncertain behavior (235-238)

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Codes in 235-238

235-238 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

235Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of digestive and respiratory systems236Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of genitourinary organs237Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system238Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues

Notes for 235-238

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 235-238 takes from the headings above it.

Note

  • Categories 235-238 classify by site certain histo-morphologically well-defined neoplasms the subsequent behavior of which cannot be predicted from their present appearance.

Where 235-238 sits

  1. 1ChapterII. Neoplasms
  2. 2Block 235-238Neoplasms of uncertain behavior

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 235-238 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

Is 235-238 a valid Alberta diagnostic code?

No. 235-238 (Neoplasms of uncertain behavior) is a block heading in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release. It holds 42 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is 235-238 in Alberta AHCIP?

235-238 sits under II. Neoplasms.

What coding notes apply to 235-238?

Alberta AHCIP lists Note notes for 235-238, 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 235-238

140-149Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx150-159Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs and peritoneum160-165Malignant neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organs170-175Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast179-189Malignant neoplasm of genitourinary organs190-199Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites200-208Malignant neoplasm of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue210-229Benign neoplasms230-234Carcinoma insitu