910-919 Alberta AHCIP block: Superficial injury (910 -919)
910-919 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 104 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
910-919Superficial injury (910 -919)
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Codes in 910-919
910-919 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
910Superficial injury of face, neck and scalp except eye911Superficial injury of trunk912Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm913Superficial injury of elbow, forearm and wrist914Superficial injury of hand(s) except finger(s) alone915Superficial injury of finger(s)916Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle917Superficial injury of foot and toe(s)918Superficial injury of eye and adnexa919Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sitesNotes for 910-919
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 910-919 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Burn (blisters) (940-949)Contusion (920-924)Foreign body:Granuloma (728.8)Inadvertently left in operation wound (998.4)Residual, in soft tissue (729.6)Insect bite, venomous (989.5)Open wound with incidental foreign body (870-897)
Where 910-919 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 910-919Superficial injury (910 -919)
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 910-919 a valid Alberta diagnostic code?
No. 910-919 (Superficial injury (910 -919)) is a block heading in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release. It holds 104 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is 910-919 in Alberta AHCIP?
910-919 sits under XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 910-919?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 910-919, 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 910-919
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 pelvis870-897Open wounds900-904Injury to blood vessels905-909Late effects of injuries, poisonings, toxic effects and other external causes920-924Contusion 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