919.8 Alberta AHCIP code: Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Other and unspecified superficial injury without mention of infection
919.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Other and unspecified superficial injury without mention of infection” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
919.8Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Other and unspecified superficial injury without mention of infection
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 919.8
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 919.8 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- multiple sites classifiable to the same three-digit category (910-918)From 919 Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites
- 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 919.8 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 910-919Superficial injury (910 -919)
- 3Valid code 919Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites
- 4Valid code 919.8Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Other and unspecified superficial injury without mention of infection
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 919.8 mean?
919.8 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Other and unspecified superficial injury without mention of infection” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 919.8 in Alberta AHCIP?
919.8 sits under 919 Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites, within 910-919 Superficial injury (910 -919), within XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 919.8?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 919.8, 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 919.8
View 919919.0Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Abrasion or friction burn without mention of infection919.1Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Abrasion or friction burn, infected919.2Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Blister without mention of infection919.3Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Blister, infected919.4Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Insect bite, nonvenomous, without mention of infection919.5Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Insect bite, nonvenomous, infected919.6Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound and without mention of infection919.7Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Superficial foreign body (splinter) without major open wound, infected919.9Superficial injury of other, multiple and unspecified sites – Other and unspecified superficial injury, infected