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511 Alberta AHCIP code: Pleurisy

511 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Pleurisy” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

511

Pleurisy

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 511

511 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.

511.0Pleurisy – Without mention of effusion or current tuberculosis511.1Pleurisy – With effusion, with mention of a bacterial cause other than tuberculosis511.8Pleurisy – Other specified forms of effusion, except tuberculosis511.9Pleurisy – Unspecified pleural effusion

Notes for 511

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 511 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • pleurisy with mention of tuberculosis, current disease (012.0)

Where 511 sits

  1. 1ChapterVIII. Diseases of the respiratory system
  2. 2Block 510-519Other disease of respiratory system
  3. 3Valid code 511Pleurisy

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 511 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 511 mean?

511 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Pleurisy” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 511 in Alberta AHCIP?

511 sits under 510-519 Other disease of respiratory system, within VIII. Diseases of the respiratory system.

What coding notes apply to 511?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 511, 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 511

510Empyema512Pneumothorax513Abscess of lung and mediastinum514Pulmonary congestion and hypostasis515Postinflammatory pulmonary fibrosis516Other alveolar and parietoalveolar pneumopathy517Lung involvement in conditions classified elsewhere518Other diseases of lung519Other diseases of respiratory system