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790 Alberta AHCIP code: Nonspecific findings on examination of blood

790 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Nonspecific findings on examination of blood” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

790

Nonspecific findings on examination of blood

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 790

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

790.0Abnormality of red blood cells790.1Nonspecific findings on examination of blood – Elevated sedimentation rate790.2Nonspecific findings on examination of blood – Abnormal glucose tolerance test790.3Excessive blood level of alcohol790.4Nonspecific findings on examination of blood – Non-specific elevation of levels of transaminase or lactic acid dehydrogenase (ldh)790.5Other nonspecific abnormal serum enzyme levels790.6Other abnormal blood chemistry790.7Nonspecific findings on examination of blood – Bacteraemia, unspecified790.8Nonspecific findings on examination of blood – Viraemia, unspecified790.9Other nonspecific findings on examination of blood

Notes for 790

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 790 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • abnormality of:coagulation (286.-)platelets (287.-)thrombocytes (287.-)white blood cells (288.-)

Where 790 sits

  1. 1ChapterXVI. Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions
  2. 2Block 790-796Nonspecific abnormal findings
  3. 3Valid code 790Nonspecific findings on examination of blood

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 790 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 790 mean?

790 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Nonspecific findings on examination of blood” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 790 in Alberta AHCIP?

790 sits under 790-796 Nonspecific abnormal findings, within XVI. Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions.

What coding notes apply to 790?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 790, 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 790

791Nonspecific findings on examination of urine792Nonspecific abnormal findings in other body substances793Nonspecific abnormal findings on radiological and other examination of body structure794Nonspecific abnormal results of function studies795Nonspecific abnormal histological and immunological findings796Other nonspecific abnormal findings