916.9 Alberta AHCIP code: Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Other and unspecified superficial injury, infected
916.9 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Other and unspecified superficial injury, infected” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
916.9Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Other and unspecified superficial injury, infected
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 916.9
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 916.9 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 916.9 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 910-919Superficial injury (910 -919)
- 3Valid code 916Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle
- 4Valid code 916.9Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Other and unspecified superficial injury, 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 916.9 mean?
916.9 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Other and unspecified superficial injury, infected” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 916.9 in Alberta AHCIP?
916.9 sits under 916 Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle, within 910-919 Superficial injury (910 -919), within XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 916.9?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 916.9, 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 916.9
View 916916.0Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Abrasion or friction burn without mention of infection916.1Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Abrasion or friction burn, infected916.2Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Blister without mention of infection916.3Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Blister, infected916.4Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Insect bite, nonvenomous, without mention of infection916.5Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Insect bite, nonvenomous, infected916.6Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound and without mention of infection916.7Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound, infected916.8Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg and ankle – Other and unspecified superficial injury without mention of infection