917 Alberta AHCIP code: Superficial injury of foot and toe(s)
917 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of foot and toe(s)” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
917Superficial injury of foot and toe(s)
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 917
917 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
917.0Superficial injury of foot and toe(s) – Abrasion or friction burn without mention of infection917.1Superficial injury of foot and toe(s) – Abrasion or friction burn, infected917.2Superficial injury of foot and toe(s) – Blister without mention of infection917.3Superficial injury of foot and toe(s) – Blister, infected917.4Superficial injury of foot and toe(s) – Insect bite, nonvenomous, without mention of infection917.5Superficial injury of foot and toe(s) – Insect bite, nonvenomous, infected917.6Superficial injury of foot and toe(s) – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound and without mention of infection917.7Superficial injury of foot and toe(s) – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound, infected917.8Superficial injury of foot and toe(s) – Other and unspecified superficial injury without mention of infection917.9Superficial injury of foot and toe(s) – Other and unspecified superficial injury, infectedNotes for 917
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 917 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 917 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 910-919Superficial injury (910 -919)
- 3Valid code 917Superficial injury of foot and toe(s)
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 917 mean?
917 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of foot and toe(s)” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 917 in Alberta AHCIP?
917 sits under 910-919 Superficial injury (910 -919), within XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 917?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 917, 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 917
View 910-919910Superficial 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 ankle918Superficial injury of eye and adnexa919Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites