434 Alberta AHCIP code: Occlusion of cerebral arteries
434 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Occlusion of cerebral arteries” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
434Occlusion of cerebral arteries
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 434
434 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
Notes for 434
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 434 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- With mention of hypertension (condition in 401 and 405)Use additional code, if desired, to identify presence of hypertensionFrom 430-438 Cerebrovascular disease
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Any condition in 430-434, 436, 437 ocurring during pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium, or specified as puerperal (674.0)From 430-438 Cerebrovascular disease
Where 434 sits
- 1ChapterVII. Diseases of the circulatory system
- 2Block 430-438Cerebrovascular disease
- 3Valid code 434Occlusion of cerebral arteries
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 434 mean?
434 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Occlusion of cerebral arteries” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 434 in Alberta AHCIP?
434 sits under 430-438 Cerebrovascular disease, within VII. Diseases of the circulatory system.
What coding notes apply to 434?
Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes notes for 434, 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 434
View 430-438430Subarachnoid haemorrhage431Intracerebral haemorrhage432Other and unspecified intracranial haemorrhage433Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries435Transient cerebral ischaemia436Acute but ill-defined cerebrovascular disease437Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease438Late effects of cerebrovascular disease