359.3 Alberta AHCIP code: Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies – Familial periodic paralysis
359.3 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies – Familial periodic paralysis” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
359.3Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies – Familial periodic paralysis
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 359.3
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 359.3 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Idiopathic polymyositis (710.4)From 359 Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies
- 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 359.3 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
- 4Valid code 359.3Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies – Familial periodic paralysis
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 359.3 mean?
359.3 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies – Familial periodic paralysis” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 359.3 in Alberta AHCIP?
359.3 sits under 359 Muscular dystrophies and other myopathies, within 350-359 Disorders of the peripheral nervous system, within VI. Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs.
What coding notes apply to 359.3?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 359.3, 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 359.3
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