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581 Alberta AHCIP code: Nephrotic syndrome

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

Official description

581

Nephrotic syndrome

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 581

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

581.0Nephrotic syndrome – With lesion of proliferative glomerulonephritis581.1Nephrotic syndrome – With lesion of membranous glomerulonephritis581.2Nephrotic syndrome – With lesion of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis581.3Nephrotic syndrome – With lesion of minimal change glomerulonephritis581.8Nephrotic syndrome – With other specified pathological lesion in kidney581.9Nephrotic syndrome – Unspecified

Notes for 581

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 581 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Hypertensive renal disease (403.-)From X. Diseases of the genitourinary system

Where 581 sits

  1. 1ChapterX. Diseases of the genitourinary system
  2. 2Block 580-589Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
  3. 3Valid code 581Nephrotic syndrome

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 581 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 581 mean?

581 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Nephrotic syndrome” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 581 in Alberta AHCIP?

581 sits under 580-589 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis, within X. Diseases of the genitourinary system.

What coding notes apply to 581?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 581, 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 581

580Acute glomerulonephritis582Chronic glomerulonephritis583Nephritis and nephropathy, not specified as acute or chronic584Acute renal failure585Chronic renal failure586Renal failure, unspecified587Renal sclerosis, unspecified588Disorders resulting from impaired renal function589Small kidney of unknown cause