437 Alberta AHCIP code: Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease
437 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
437Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 437
437 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
437.0Cerebral atherosclerosis437.1Other generalized ischaemic cerebrovascular disease437.2Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease – Hypertensive encephalopathy437.3Cerebral aneurysm, nonruptured437.4Cerebral arteritis437.5Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease – Moyamoya disease437.6Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease – Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous sinus437.8Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease – Other437.9Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease – UnspecifiedNotes for 437
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 437 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 437 sits
- 1ChapterVII. Diseases of the circulatory system
- 2Block 430-438Cerebrovascular disease
- 3Valid code 437Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease
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 437 mean?
437 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 437 in Alberta AHCIP?
437 sits under 430-438 Cerebrovascular disease, within VII. Diseases of the circulatory system.
What coding notes apply to 437?
Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes notes for 437, 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 437
View 430-438430Subarachnoid haemorrhage431Intracerebral haemorrhage432Other and unspecified intracranial haemorrhage433Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries434Occlusion of cerebral arteries435Transient cerebral ischaemia436Acute but ill-defined cerebrovascular disease438Late effects of cerebrovascular disease