870-897 Alberta AHCIP block: Open wounds
870-897 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 148 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
870-897Open wounds (870-897)
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Codes in 870-897
870-897 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
Notes for 870-897
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 870-897 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Animal biteAvulsionCutLacerationPuncture woundTraumatic amputation
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Burn (940-949)Crushing (925-929)Puncture of internal organs (860-869)Superficial injury (910-919)When incidental to:dislocation (830-839)fracture (800-829)Internal injury (860-869)Intracranial injury (851-854)
Where 870-897 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 870-897Open wounds
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 870-897 a valid Alberta diagnostic code?
No. 870-897 (Open wounds) is a block heading in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release. It holds 148 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is 870-897 in Alberta AHCIP?
870-897 sits under XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 870-897?
Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes notes for 870-897, 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 870-897
800-804Fracture of skull805-809Fracture of spine and trunk810-819Fracture of upper limb820-829Fracture of lower limb830-839Dislocation840-848Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles850-854Intracranial injury, excluding those with skull fracture860-869Internal injury of chest, abdomen and pelvis900-904Injury 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