840-848 Alberta AHCIP block: Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles
840-848 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 58 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
840-848Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles (840-848)
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Codes in 840-848
840-848 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
840Sprains and strains of shoulder and upper arm841Sprains and strains of elbow and forearm842Sprains and strains of wrist and hand843Sprains and strains of hip and thigh844Sprains and strains of knee and leg845Sprains and strains of ankle and foot846Sprains and strains of sacroiliac region847Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back848Other and ill-defined sprains and strainsNotes for 840-848
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 840-848 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Avulsion, Haemarthrosis, Laceration, Rupture, Sprain, Strain, Tear – Joint capsule, Ligament, Muscle, Tendon (attachment)(insertion)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Laceration of tendon in open wounds (880.2-884.2,890.2,894.2)
Where 840-848 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 840-848Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles
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 840-848 a valid Alberta diagnostic code?
No. 840-848 (Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles) is a block heading in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release. It holds 58 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is 840-848 in Alberta AHCIP?
840-848 sits under XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 840-848?
Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes notes for 840-848, 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 840-848
800-804Fracture of skull805-809Fracture of spine and trunk810-819Fracture of upper limb820-829Fracture of lower limb830-839Dislocation850-854Intracranial injury, excluding those with skull fracture860-869Internal injury of chest, abdomen and pelvis870-897Open wounds900-904Injury to blood vessels905-909Late effects of injuries, poisonings, toxic effects and other external causes910-919Superficial injury (910 -919)920-924Contusion with intact skin surface925-929Crushing injury930-939Effects of foreign body entering through orifice940-949Burns950-957Injury to nerves and spinal cord958-959Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries960-979Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances ( 960-979)980-989Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source990-995Other and unspecified effects of external causes996-999Complications of surgical and medical care not elswhere classified