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528.6 Alberta AHCIP code: Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue

528.6 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

528.6

Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 528.6

Alberta Health’s list gives no includes, excludes or other notes for 528.6 or the headings above it.

Where 528.6 sits

  1. 1ChapterIX. Diseases of the digestive system
  2. 2Block 520-529Diseases of oral cavity, salivary, glands and jaws
  3. 3Valid code 528Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue
  4. 4Valid code 528.6Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue

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 528.6 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 528.6 mean?

528.6 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 528.6 in Alberta AHCIP?

528.6 sits under 528 Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue, within 520-529 Diseases of oral cavity, salivary, glands and jaws, within IX. Diseases of the digestive system.

What coding notes apply to 528.6?

Alberta Health’s list gives no includes, excludes or other notes for 528.6 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 528.6

528.0Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue – Stomatitis528.1Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue – Cancrum oris528.2Oral aphthae528.3Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue – Cellulitis and abscess528.4Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue – Cysts528.5Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue – Diseases of lips528.7Other disturbances of oral epithelium, including tongue528.8Oral submucous fibrosis, including of tongue528.9Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue – Other and unspecified