590-599 Alberta AHCIP block: Other disease of urinary system
590-599 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 68 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
590-599Other disease of urinary system (590-599)
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Codes in 590-599
590-599 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
590Infections of kidney591Hydronephrosis592Calculus of kidney and ureter593Other disorders of kidney and ureter594Calculus of lower urinary tract595Cystitis596Other disorders of bladder597Urethritis, not sexually transmitted, and urethral syndrome598Urethral stricture599Other disorders of urethra and urinary tractNotes for 590-599
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 590-599 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- urinary infections (conditions in 590, 595, 597, 599.0)complicating:abortion (634-638 with fourth digit .7, 639.8)ectopic or molar pregnancy (639.8)pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (646.6)
- Hypertensive renal disease (403.-)From X. Diseases of the genitourinary system
Where 590-599 sits
- 1ChapterX. Diseases of the genitourinary system
- 2Block 590-599Other disease of urinary system
Source and release
- Data release
- Alberta AHCIP · January 2018
- Effective date
- Jan 18, 2018
- Publisher
- Alberta Health
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.
Frequently asked questions
Is 590-599 a valid Alberta diagnostic code?
No. 590-599 (Other disease of urinary system) is a block heading in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release. It holds 68 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is 590-599 in Alberta AHCIP?
590-599 sits under X. Diseases of the genitourinary system.
What coding notes apply to 590-599?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 590-599, 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.