960-979 Alberta AHCIP block: Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances ( 960-979)
960-979 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 189 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
960-979Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances ( 960-979)
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Codes in 960-979
960-979 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
960Poisoning by antibiotics961Poisoning by other anti-infectives962Poisoning by hormones and synthetic substitutes963Poisoning by primarily systemic agents964Poisoning by agents primarily affecting blood constituents965Poisoning by analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics966Poisoning by anticonvulsants and anti-parkinsonism drugs967Poisoning by sedatives and hypnotics968Poisoning by other central nervous system depressants969Poisoning by psychotropic agents970Poisoning by central nervous system stimulants971Poisoning by drugs primarily affecting the autonomic nervous system972Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system973Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system974Poisoning by water, mineral and uric acid metabolism drugs975Poisoning by agents primarily acting on the smooth and skeletal muscles and respiratory system976Poisoning by agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane, opthalmological, otorhinolaryngological and dental drugs977Poisoning by other and unspecified drugs and medicaments978Poisoning by bacterial vaccines979Poisoning by other vaccines and biological substancesNotes for 960-979
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 960-979 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Overdose of these substancesWrong substance given or taken in error
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Adverse effects. Such cases are to be classified according to nature of the adverse effectDrug dependance (304.-)Drug reaction and poisoning affecting the newborn (760-779)Nondependent abuse of drugs (305)Pathological drug intoxication (292.2)
Where 960-979 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 960-979Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances ( 960-979)
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
Is 960-979 a valid Alberta diagnostic code?
No. 960-979 (Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances ( 960-979)) is a block heading in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release. It holds 189 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is 960-979 in Alberta AHCIP?
960-979 sits under XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 960-979?
Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes notes for 960-979, 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 960-979
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)920-924Contusion with intact skin surface925-929Crushing injury930-939Effects of foreign body entering through orifice940-949Burns950-957Injury to nerves and spinal cord958-959Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries980-989Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source990-995Other and unspecified effects of external causes996-999Complications of surgical and medical care not elswhere classified