911 Alberta AHCIP code: Superficial injury of trunk
911 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of trunk” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
911Superficial injury of trunk
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 911
911 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
911.0Superficial injury of trunk – Abrasion or friction burn without mention of infection911.1Superficial injury of trunk – Abrasion or friction burn, infected911.2Superficial injury of trunk – Blister without mention of infection911.3Superficial injury of trunk – Blister, infected911.4Superficial injury of trunk – Insect bite, nonvenomous, without mention of infection911.5Superficial injury of trunk – Insect bite, nonvenomous, infected911.6Superficial injury of trunk – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound and without mention of infection911.7Superficial injury of trunk – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound, infected911.8Superficial injury of trunk – Other and unspecified superficial injury without mention of infection911.9Superficial injury of trunk – Other and unspecified superficial injury, infectedNotes for 911
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 911 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- scapular region (912.-)
- 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)From 910-919 Superficial injury (910 -919)
Where 911 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 910-919Superficial injury (910 -919)
- 3Valid code 911Superficial injury of trunk
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 911 mean?
911 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of trunk” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 911 in Alberta AHCIP?
911 sits under 910-919 Superficial injury (910 -919), within XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 911?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 911, 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 911
View 910-919910Superficial injury of face, neck and scalp except eye912Superficial 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 sites