264.2 Alberta AHCIP code: Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With corneal xerosis
264.2 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With corneal xerosis” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
264.2Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With corneal xerosis
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 264.2
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 264.2 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 264.2 sits
- 1ChapterIII. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders
- 2Block 260-269Nutritional deficiencies
- 3Valid code 264Vitamin 'A' deficiency
- 4Valid code 264.2Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With corneal xerosis
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 264.2 mean?
264.2 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With corneal xerosis” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 264.2 in Alberta AHCIP?
264.2 sits under 264 Vitamin 'A' deficiency, within 260-269 Nutritional deficiencies, within III. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders.
What coding notes apply to 264.2?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 264.2, 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 264.2
View 264264.0Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With conjunctival xerosis264.1Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis264.3Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With corneal ulceration and xerosis264.4Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With keratomalacia264.5Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With night blindness264.6Vitamin 'A' deficiency – With xerophthalmic scars of cornea264.7Other ocular manifestations of vitamin 'A' deficiency264.8Other manifestations of vitamin 'A' deficiency264.9Vitamin 'A' deficiency – Unspecified