480-487 Alberta AHCIP block: Pneumonia and influenza
480-487 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 32 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
480-487Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Codes in 480-487
480-487 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for 480-487
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 480-487 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- PneumoniaAllergic or eosinophillic (518.3)Aspiration:NOS (507.-)Newborn (770.0)Solids and liquids (507.-)Congenital (770.0)Lipoid (507.1)Passive (514)Post-operative (997.3)Rheumatic (390,517)
Where 480-487 sits
- 1ChapterVIII. Diseases of the respiratory system
- 2Block 480-487Pneumonia and influenza
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
Is 480-487 a valid Alberta diagnostic code?
No. 480-487 (Pneumonia and influenza) is a block heading in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release. It holds 32 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is 480-487 in Alberta AHCIP?
480-487 sits under VIII. Diseases of the respiratory system.
What coding notes apply to 480-487?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 480-487, 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.