846.8 Alberta AHCIP code: Other specified sites of sacroiliac region
846.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other specified sites of sacroiliac region” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
846.8Other specified sites of sacroiliac region
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 846.8
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 846.8 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Avulsion, Haemarthrosis, Laceration, Rupture, Sprain, Strain, Tear – Joint capsule, Ligament, Muscle, Tendon (attachment)(insertion)From 840-848 Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Laceration of tendon in open wounds (880.2-884.2,890.2,894.2)From 840-848 Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles
Where 846.8 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 840-848Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles
- 3Valid code 846Sprains and strains of sacroiliac region
- 4Valid code 846.8Other specified sites of sacroiliac region
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
What does Alberta diagnostic code 846.8 mean?
846.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other specified sites of sacroiliac region” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 846.8 in Alberta AHCIP?
846.8 sits under 846 Sprains and strains of sacroiliac region, within 840-848 Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles, within XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 846.8?
Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes notes for 846.8, 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 846.8
View 846846.0Sprains and strains of sacroiliac region – Lumbosacral (joint) (ligament)846.1Sacroiliac ligament846.2Sprains and strains of sacroiliac region – Sacrospinatus (ligament)846.3Sprains and strains of sacroiliac region – Sacrotuberous (ligament)846.9Sprains and strains of sacroiliac region – Unspecified