959 Alberta AHCIP code: Injury, other and unspecified
959 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Injury, other and unspecified” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
959Injury, other and unspecified
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
More specific than 959
959 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.
959.0Injury, other and unspecified – Face and neck959.1Injury, other and unspecified – Trunk959.2Injury, other and unspecified – Shoulder and upper arm959.3Injury, other and unspecified – Elbow, forearm and wrist959.4Injury, other and unspecified – Hand, except finger959.5Injury, other and unspecified – Finger959.6Injury, other and unspecified – Hip and thigh959.7Injury, other and unspecified – Knee, leg, ankle and foot959.8Injury, other and unspecified – Other specified sites, including multiple959.9Injury, other and unspecified – Unspecified siteNotes for 959
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 959 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- injury NOS of:blood vessels (900-904)eye (921.-)head (854.-)internal organs (860-869)Intracranial sites (850-854)nerves (950, 951, 953-957)spinal cord (952.-)
Where 959 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 958-959Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries
- 3Valid code 959Injury, other and unspecified
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 959 mean?
959 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Injury, other and unspecified” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 959 in Alberta AHCIP?
959 sits under 958-959 Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries, within XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 959?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes notes for 959, 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.