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537.1 Alberta AHCIP code: Other disorders of stomach and duodenum – Gastric diverticulum

537.1 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other disorders of stomach and duodenum – Gastric diverticulum” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

537.1

Other disorders of stomach and duodenum – Gastric diverticulum

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 537.1

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 537.1 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • congenital diverticulum of stomach (750.7)

Where 537.1 sits

  1. 1ChapterIX. Diseases of the digestive system
  2. 2Block 530-537Diseases of oesophasgus, stomach and duodenum
  3. 3Valid code 537Other disorders of stomach and duodenum
  4. 4Valid code 537.1Other disorders of stomach and duodenum – Gastric diverticulum

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 537.1 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 537.1 mean?

537.1 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other disorders of stomach and duodenum – Gastric diverticulum” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 537.1 in Alberta AHCIP?

537.1 sits under 537 Other disorders of stomach and duodenum, within 530-537 Diseases of oesophasgus, stomach and duodenum, within IX. Diseases of the digestive system.

What coding notes apply to 537.1?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 537.1, 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 537.1

537.0Other disorders of stomach and duodenum – Adult hypertrophic pyloric stenosis537.2Chronic duodenal ileus537.3Other obstruction of duodenum537.4Fistula of stomach or duodenum537.5Other disorders of stomach and duodenum – Gastroptosis537.6Hourglass stricture or stenosis of stomach537.8Other specified disorders of stomach and duodenum537.9Other disorders of stomach and duodenum – Unspecified