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279.1 Alberta AHCIP code: Disorders involving the immune mechanism – Deficiency of cell-mediated immunity

279.1 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Disorders involving the immune mechanism – Deficiency of cell-mediated immunity” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

279.1

Disorders involving the immune mechanism – Deficiency of cell-mediated immunity

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 279.1

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 279.1 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • ataxia-telangiectasia (334.8)
  • Endocrine and metabolic disturbances specific to the fetus and newborn (775.-)From III. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders

Note

Where 279.1 sits

  1. 1ChapterIII. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders
  2. 2Block 270-279Other metabolic disorders and immunity disorders
  3. 3Valid code 279Disorders involving the immune mechanism
  4. 4Valid code 279.1Disorders involving the immune mechanism – Deficiency of cell-mediated immunity

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 279.1 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 279.1 mean?

279.1 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Disorders involving the immune mechanism – Deficiency of cell-mediated immunity” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 279.1 in Alberta AHCIP?

279.1 sits under 279 Disorders involving the immune mechanism, within 270-279 Other metabolic disorders and immunity disorders, within III. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders.

What coding notes apply to 279.1?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Note notes for 279.1, 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 279.1

279.0Disorders involving the immune mechanism – Deficiency of humoral immunity279.2Disorders involving the immune mechanism – Combined immunity deficiency279.3Disorders involving the immune mechanism – Unspecified immunity deficiency279.4Disorders involving the immune mechanism – Autoimmune disease, not elsewhere classified279.8Other specified disorders involving the immune mechanism279.9Disorders involving the immune mechanism – Unspecified