238.8 Alberta AHCIP code: Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Other specified sites
238.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Other specified sites” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
238.8Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Other specified sites
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 238.8
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 238.8 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- eyelid (skin)(238.2)cartilage (238.1)
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 238.8 sits
- 1ChapterII. Neoplasms
- 2Block 235-238Neoplasms of uncertain behavior
- 3Valid code 238Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues
- 4Valid code 238.8Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Other specified sites
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 238.8 mean?
238.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Other specified sites” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 238.8 in Alberta AHCIP?
238.8 sits under 238 Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues, within 235-238 Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, within II. Neoplasms.
What coding notes apply to 238.8?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Note notes for 238.8, 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 238.8
View 238238.0Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Bones and articular cartilage238.1Connective and other soft tissue238.2Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Skin238.3Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Breast238.4Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Polycythaemia vera238.5Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Histiocytic and mast cells238.6Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Plasma cells238.7Other lymphatic and haematopoietic tissues238.9Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissues – Site unspecified