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789 Alberta AHCIP code: Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis

789 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

789

Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 789

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

789.0Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis – Abdominal pain789.1Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis – Hepatomegaly789.2Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis – Splenomegaly789.3Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis – Abdominal or pelvic swelling, mass or lump789.4Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis – Abdominal rigidity789.5Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis – Ascites789.9Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis – Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis

Notes for 789

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 789 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • symptoms referable to genital organs:female (625.-)male (302.7, 607.-, 608.-)

Where 789 sits

  1. 1ChapterXVI. Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions
  2. 2Block 780-789Symptoms
  3. 3Valid code 789Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis

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 789 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 789 mean?

789 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 789 in Alberta AHCIP?

789 sits under 780-789 Symptoms, within XVI. Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions.

What coding notes apply to 789?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 789, 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 789

780General symptoms781Symptoms involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems782Symptoms involving skin and other integumentary tissue783Symptoms concerning nutrition, metabolism and development784Symptoms involving head and neck785Symptoms involving cardiovascular system786Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms787Symptoms involving digestive system788Symptoms involving urinary system