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261 Alberta AHCIP code: Nutritional marasmus

261 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Nutritional marasmus” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

261

Nutritional marasmus

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 261

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 261 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Deficiency anaemias (280.-,281.-)From 260-269 Nutritional deficiencies
  • Endocrine and metabolic disturbances specific to the fetus and newborn (775.-)From III. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders

Where 261 sits

  1. 1ChapterIII. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders
  2. 2Block 260-269Nutritional deficiencies
  3. 3Valid code 261Nutritional marasmus

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 261 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 261 mean?

261 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Nutritional marasmus” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 261 in Alberta AHCIP?

261 sits under 260-269 Nutritional deficiencies, within III. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders.

What coding notes apply to 261?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 261, 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 261

260Kwashiorkor262Other severe protein-calorie malnutrition263Other and unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition264Vitamin 'A' deficiency265Thiamine and niacin deficiency states266Deficiency of 'B'-complex components267Ascorbic acid deficiency268Vitamin 'd' deficiency269Other nutritional deficiencies