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506.2 Alberta AHCIP code: Upper respiratory inflammation due to fumes and vapours

506.2 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Upper respiratory inflammation due to fumes and vapours” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

506.2

Upper respiratory inflammation due to fumes and vapours

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 506.2

Alberta Health’s list gives no includes, excludes or other notes for 506.2 or the headings above it.

Where 506.2 sits

  1. 1ChapterVIII. Diseases of the respiratory system
  2. 2Block 500-508Pneumoconiosis and other lung diseases due to external agents
  3. 3Valid code 506Respiratory conditions due to chemical fumes and vapours
  4. 4Valid code 506.2Upper respiratory inflammation due to fumes and vapours

Source and release

Data release
Alberta AHCIP · January 2018
Effective date
Jan 18, 2018

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.

See 506.2 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 506.2 mean?

506.2 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Upper respiratory inflammation due to fumes and vapours” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 506.2 in Alberta AHCIP?

506.2 sits under 506 Respiratory conditions due to chemical fumes and vapours, within 500-508 Pneumoconiosis and other lung diseases due to external agents, within VIII. Diseases of the respiratory system.

What coding notes apply to 506.2?

Alberta Health’s list gives no includes, excludes or other notes for 506.2 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 506.2

506.0Bronchitis and pneumonitis due to fumes and vapours506.1Acute pulmonary oedema due to fumes and vapours506.3Other acute and subacute respiratory conditions due to fumes and vapours506.4Chronic respiratory conditions due to fumes and vapours506.9Respiratory conditions due to chemical fumes and vapours – Unspecified