391 Alberta AHCIP code: Rheumatic fever with heart involvement
391 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Rheumatic fever with heart involvement” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
391Rheumatic fever with heart involvement
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 391
391 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
Notes for 391
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 391 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- chronic heart diseases of rheumatic origin (393-398) unless rheumatic fever is also present or there is evidence of recrudescence or activity of the rheumatic process. In cases where there is doubt as to rheumatic activity at the time of death see Rules for Classification
Where 391 sits
- 1ChapterVII. Diseases of the circulatory system
- 2Block 390-392Acute rheumatic fever
- 3Valid code 391Rheumatic fever with heart involvement
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 391 mean?
391 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Rheumatic fever with heart involvement” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 391 in Alberta AHCIP?
391 sits under 390-392 Acute rheumatic fever, within VII. Diseases of the circulatory system.
What coding notes apply to 391?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 391, 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.