979.3 Alberta AHCIP code: Yellow fever vaccine
979.3 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Yellow fever vaccine” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
979.3Yellow fever vaccine
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for 979.3
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 979.3 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Overdose of these substancesWrong substance given or taken in errorFrom 960-979 Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances ( 960-979)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- gamma globulin (964.6)From 979 Poisoning by other vaccines and biological substances
- 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)From 960-979 Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances ( 960-979)
Where 979.3 sits
- 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
- 2Block 960-979Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances ( 960-979)
- 3Valid code 979Poisoning by other vaccines and biological substances
- 4Valid code 979.3Yellow fever vaccine
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 979.3 mean?
979.3 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Yellow fever vaccine” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is 979.3 in Alberta AHCIP?
979.3 sits under 979 Poisoning by other vaccines and biological substances, within 960-979 Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances ( 960-979), within XVII. Injury and poisoning.
What coding notes apply to 979.3?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes notes for 979.3, 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 979.3
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