401 Alberta AHCIP code: Essential hypertension
401 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Essential hypertension” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
401Essential hypertension
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 401
401 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
Notes for 401
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 401 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- when involving vessels of:brain (430-438)eye (362.1)
- When complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium (642.-)When involving coronary vessels (410-414)From 401-405 Hypertensive disease
Where 401 sits
- 1ChapterVII. Diseases of the circulatory system
- 2Block 401-405Hypertensive disease
- 3Valid code 401Essential hypertension
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 401 mean?
401 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Essential hypertension” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 401 in Alberta AHCIP?
401 sits under 401-405 Hypertensive disease, within VII. Diseases of the circulatory system.
What coding notes apply to 401?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 401, 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.