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918 Alberta AHCIP code: Superficial injury of eye and adnexa

918 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of eye and adnexa” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

918

Superficial injury of eye and adnexa

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 918

918 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.

918.0Superficial injury of eye and adnexa – Eyelids and periocular area918.1Superficial injury of eye and adnexa – Cornea918.2Superficial injury of eye and adnexa – Conjunctiva918.9Superficial injury of eye and adnexa – Other and unspecified

Notes for 918

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 918 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • foreign body on external eye (930.-)
  • 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 918 sits

  1. 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
  2. 2Block 910-919Superficial injury (910 -919)
  3. 3Valid code 918Superficial injury of eye and adnexa

Source and release

Data release
Alberta AHCIP · January 2018
Effective date
Jan 18, 2018

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.

See 918 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 918 mean?

918 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of eye and adnexa” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 918 in Alberta AHCIP?

918 sits under 910-919 Superficial injury (910 -919), within XVII. Injury and poisoning.

What coding notes apply to 918?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 918, 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 918

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)919Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites