359 Alberta AHCIP code: Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies
359 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
359Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 359
359 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
359.0Cogenital hereditary muscular dystrophy359.1Hereditary progressive muscular dystrophy359.2Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies – Myotonic disorders359.3Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies – Familial periodic paralysis359.4Toxic myopathy359.5Endocrine myopathy359.6Symptomatic inflammatory myopathy359.8Other myopathies359.9Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies – UnspecifiedNotes for 359
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 359 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Idiopathic polymyositis (710.4)
- Diseases of:Acoustic (8th) nerve (388.5)Oculomotor (3rd,4th,6th) nerves (378.-)Optic (2nd) nerve (377.-)Neuralgia, Neuritis, Radiculitis NOS or "rheumatic" (729.2)Peripheral neuritis in pregnancy (646.4)From 350-359 Disorders of the peripheral nervous system
Where 359 sits
- 1ChapterVI. Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs
- 2Block 350-359Disorders of the peripheral nervous system
- 3Valid code 359Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies
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 359 mean?
359 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 359 in Alberta AHCIP?
359 sits under 350-359 Disorders of the peripheral nervous system, within VI. Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs.
What coding notes apply to 359?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 359, 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 359
View 350-359350Trigeminal nerve disorders351Facial nerve disorders352Disorders of other cranial nerves353Nerve root and plexus disorders354Mononeuritis of upper limb and mononeuritis multiplex355Mononeuritis of lower limb356Hereditary and idiopathic peripheral neuropathy357Inflammatory and toxic neuropathy358Myoneural disorders