437.2 Alberta AHCIP code: Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease – Hypertensive encephalopathy
437.2 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease – Hypertensive encephalopathy” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
437.2Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease – Hypertensive encephalopathy
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 437.2
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 437.2 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 437.2 sits
- 1ChapterVII. Diseases of the circulatory system
- 2Block 430-438Cerebrovascular disease
- 3Valid code 437Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease
- 4Valid code 437.2Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease – Hypertensive encephalopathy
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 437.2 mean?
437.2 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease – Hypertensive encephalopathy” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 437.2 in Alberta AHCIP?
437.2 sits under 437 Other and ill-defined cerebrovascular disease, within 430-438 Cerebrovascular disease, within VII. Diseases of the circulatory system.
What coding notes apply to 437.2?
Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes notes for 437.2, 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 437.2
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