915.7 Alberta AHCIP code: Superficial injury of finger(s) – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound, infected
915.7 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of finger(s) – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound, infected” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
915.7Superficial injury of finger(s) – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound, infected
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 915.7
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 915.7 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)From 910-919 Superficial injury (910 -919)
Where 915.7 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 910-919Superficial injury (910 -919)
- 3Valid code 915Superficial injury of finger(s)
- 4Valid code 915.7Superficial injury of finger(s) – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound, infected
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 915.7 mean?
915.7 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of finger(s) – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound, infected” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 915.7 in Alberta AHCIP?
915.7 sits under 915 Superficial injury of finger(s), within 910-919 Superficial injury (910 -919), within XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 915.7?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 915.7, 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 915.7
View 915915.0Superficial injury of finger(s) – Abrasion or friction burn without mention of infection915.1Superficial injury of finger(s) – Abrasion or friction burn, infected915.2Superficial injury of finger(s) – Blister without mention of infection915.3Superficial injury of finger(s) – Blister, infected915.4Superficial injury of finger(s) – Insect bite, nonvenomous, without mention of infection915.5Superficial injury of finger(s) – Insect bite, nonvenomous, infected915.6Superficial injury of finger(s) – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound and without mention of infection915.8Superficial injury of finger(s) – Other and unspecified superficial injury without mention of infection915.9Superficial injury of finger(s) – Other and unspecified superficial injury, infected