259 Alberta AHCIP code: Other endocrine disorders
259 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other endocrine disorders” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
259Other endocrine disorders
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 259
259 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
259.0Other endocrine disorders – Delay in sexual development and puberty, not elsewhere classified259.1Other endocrine disorders – Precocious sexual development and puberty, not elsewhere classified259.2Other endocrine disorders – Carcinoid syndrome259.3Other endocrine disorders – Ectopic hormone secretion, not elsewhere classified259.4Other endocrine disorders – Dwarfism, not elsewhere classified259.8Other specified endocrine disorders259.9Other endocrine disorders – UnspecifiedNotes for 259
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 259 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Endocrine and metabolic disturbances specific to the fetus and newborn (775.-)From III. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders
Where 259 sits
- 1ChapterIII. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders
- 2Block 250-259Diseases of other endocrine glands
- 3Valid code 259Other endocrine disorders
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 259 mean?
259 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other endocrine disorders” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 259 in Alberta AHCIP?
259 sits under 250-259 Diseases of other endocrine glands, within III. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders.
What coding notes apply to 259?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 259, 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 259
View 250-259250Diabetes mellitus251Other disorders of pancreatic internal secretion252Disorders of parathyroid gland253Disorders of the pituitary gland and its hypothalamic control254Diseases of thymus gland255Disorders of adrenal glands256Ovarian dysfunction257Testicular dysfunction258Polyglandular dysfunction and related disorders