299.0 Alberta AHCIP code: Psychoses with origin specific to childhood – Infantile autism

299.0 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Psychoses with origin specific to childhood – Infantile autism” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

299.0

Psychoses with origin specific to childhood – Infantile autism

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 299.0

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 299.0 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • disintegrative psychosis (299.1)Heller's syndrome (299.1)schizophrenic syndrome of childhood (299.9)

Where 299.0 sits

  1. 1ChapterV. Mental disorders
  2. 2Block 295-299Other psychoses
  3. 3Valid code 299Psychoses with origin specific to childhood
  4. 4Valid code 299.0Psychoses with origin specific to childhood – Infantile autism

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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 299.0 mean?

299.0 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Psychoses with origin specific to childhood – Infantile autism” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 299.0 in Alberta AHCIP?

299.0 sits under 299 Psychoses with origin specific to childhood, within 295-299 Other psychoses, within V. Mental disorders.

What coding notes apply to 299.0?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 299.0, 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.