478.8 Alberta AHCIP code: Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
478.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
478.8Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 478.8
Alberta Health’s list gives no includes, excludes or other notes for 478.8 or the headings above it.
Where 478.8 sits
- 1ChapterVIII. Diseases of the respiratory system
- 2Block 470-478Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
- 3Valid code 478Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
- 4Valid code 478.8Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
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 478.8 mean?
478.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 478.8 in Alberta AHCIP?
478.8 sits under 478 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract, within 470-478 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract, within VIII. Diseases of the respiratory system.
What coding notes apply to 478.8?
Alberta Health’s list gives no includes, excludes or other notes for 478.8 or the headings above it.
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 478.8
View 478478.0Other diseases of upper respiratory tract – Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates478.1Other diseases of upper respiratory tract – Other diseases of nasal cavity and sinuses478.2Other diseases of upper respiratory tract – Other diseases of pharynx, not elsewhere classified478.3Other diseases of upper respiratory tract – Paralysis of vocal cords or larynx478.4Other diseases of upper respiratory tract – Polyp of vocal cord or larynx478.5Other diseases of upper respiratory tract – Other diseases of vocal cords478.6Other diseases of upper respiratory tract – Oedema of larynx478.7Other diseases of upper respiratory tract – Other diseases of larynx, not elsewhere classified478.9Other and unspecified diseases of upper respiratory tract