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920-924 Alberta AHCIP block: Contusion with intact skin surface

920-924 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 31 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

920-924

Contusion with intact skin surface (920-924)

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Codes in 920-924

920-924 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

920Contusion of face, scalp, and neck except eye(s)921Contusion of eye and adnexa922Contusion of trunk923Contusion of upper limb924Contusion of lower limb and of other and unspecified sites

Notes for 920-924

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 920-924 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Bruise, Haematoma Without fracture or open wound

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Concussion (850)Haemarthrosis (840-848)Internal organs (860-869)When incidental to:crushing injury (925-929)dislocation (830-839)fracture (800-829)internal injury (860-869)intracranial injury (850-854)nerve injury (950-957)open wound (870-897)

Where 920-924 sits

  1. 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
  2. 2Block 920-924Contusion with intact skin surface

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 920-924 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

Is 920-924 a valid Alberta diagnostic code?

No. 920-924 (Contusion with intact skin surface) is a block heading in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release. It holds 31 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is 920-924 in Alberta AHCIP?

920-924 sits under XVII. Injury and poisoning.

What coding notes apply to 920-924?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes notes for 920-924, 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 920-924

800-804Fracture of skull805-809Fracture of spine and trunk810-819Fracture of upper limb820-829Fracture of lower limb830-839Dislocation840-848Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles850-854Intracranial injury, excluding those with skull fracture860-869Internal injury of chest, abdomen and pelvis870-897Open wounds900-904Injury to blood vessels905-909Late effects of injuries, poisonings, toxic effects and other external causes910-919Superficial injury (910 -919)925-929Crushing injury930-939Effects of foreign body entering through orifice940-949Burns950-957Injury to nerves and spinal cord958-959Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries960-979Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances ( 960-979)980-989Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source990-995Other and unspecified effects of external causes996-999Complications of surgical and medical care not elswhere classified