237 Alberta AHCIP code: Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system
237 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
237Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 237
237 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
237.0Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system – Pituitary gland and craniopharyngeal duct237.1Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system – Pineal gland237.2Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system – Suprarenal gland237.3Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system – Paraganglia237.4Other and unspecified endocrine glands237.5Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system – Brain and spinal cord237.6Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system – Meninges237.7Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system – Neurofibromatosis237.9Other and unspecified parts of the nervous systemNotes for 237
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 237 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.From 235-238 Neoplasms of uncertain behavior
Where 237 sits
- 1ChapterII. Neoplasms
- 2Block 235-238Neoplasms of uncertain behavior
- 3Valid code 237Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system
Source and release
- Data release
- Alberta AHCIP · January 2018
- Effective date
- Jan 18, 2018
- Publisher
- Alberta Health
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
What does Alberta diagnostic code 237 mean?
237 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous system” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 237 in Alberta AHCIP?
237 sits under 235-238 Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, within II. Neoplasms.
What coding notes apply to 237?
Alberta AHCIP lists Note notes for 237, 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.