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945 Alberta AHCIP code: Burn of lower limb(s)

945 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Burn of lower limb(s)” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

945

Burn of lower limb(s)

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than 945

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

945.0Burn of lower limb(s) – Unspecified degree945.1Burn of lower limb(s) – Erythema (first degree)945.2Burn of lower limb(s) – Blisters, epidermal loss (second degree)945.3Burn of lower limb(s) – Full-thickness skin loss (third degree nos)945.4Burn of lower limb(s) – Deep necrosis of underlying tissues (deep third degree)

Notes for 945

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 945 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Burns from:electrical heating applianceelectricityflamehot objectlighteningradiationChemical burns:internalexternalScaldsFrom 940-949 Burns

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

Where 945 sits

  1. 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
  2. 2Block 940-949Burns
  3. 3Valid code 945Burn of lower limb(s)

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 945 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 945 mean?

945 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Burn of lower limb(s)” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 945 in Alberta AHCIP?

945 sits under 940-949 Burns, within XVII. Injury and poisoning.

What coding notes apply to 945?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes notes for 945, 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 945

940Burn confined to eye and adnexa941Burn of face, head and neck942Burn of trunk943Burn of upper limb, except wrist and hand944Burn of wrist(s) and hand(s)946Burns of multiple specified sites947Burn of internal organs948Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved949Burn, unspecified