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999.1 Alberta AHCIP code: Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Air embolism

999.1 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Air embolism” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

999.1

Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Air embolism

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 999.1

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note 999.1 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • complications not elsewhere classified of:dialysis (haemodialysis) (peritoneal) (renal)extracorporeal circulationhyperalimentation therapyimmunizationinfusioninhalation therapyinjectioninoculationperfusiontransfusionvaccinationventilation therapyFrom 999 Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • embolism specified as:complicating:abortion (634-638 with fourth digit .6, 639.6)ectopic or molar pregnancy (639.6)pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium (673.0)due to implanted device (996.7)traumatic (958.0)
  • specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:complications of implanted device (996.-)contact dermatitis due to drugs (692.3)dementia due to dialysis (293.-)dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (276.-)poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (960-989)postvaccinal encephalitis (323.5)water and electrolyte imbalance (276.-)From 999 Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified
  • Adverse effects of medicinal agents (001-779, 995.-)Burns from local applications and irradiation (940-949)Complications of:conditions for which the procedure was performedsurgical procedures during abortion, labour and delivery (630-676)Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (960-989)Specified complications classified elsewhere:anaesthetic shock (995.4)blind-loop syndrome (579.2)colostomy malfunction (569.6)electrolyte imbalance (276.-)functional cardiac disturbances due to cardiac surgery (429.4)postgastric surgery syndromes (564.2)postlaminectomy syndrome (722.8)postmastectomy lymphoedema syndrome (457.0)postoperative psychosis (293.-)any other condition classified elsewhere in the Alphabetical Index when described as due to a procedureFrom 996-999 Complications of surgical and medical care not elswhere classified

Where 999.1 sits

  1. 1ChapterXVII. Injury and poisoning
  2. 2Block 996-999Complications of surgical and medical care not elswhere classified
  3. 3Valid code 999Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified
  4. 4Valid code 999.1Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Air embolism

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 999.1 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 999.1 mean?

999.1 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Air embolism” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 999.1 in Alberta AHCIP?

999.1 sits under 999 Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified, within 996-999 Complications of surgical and medical care not elswhere classified, within XVII. Injury and poisoning.

What coding notes apply to 999.1?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Includes notes for 999.1, 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 999.1

999.0Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Generalized vaccinia999.2Other vascular complications999.3Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Other infection999.4Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Anaphylactic shock due to serum999.5Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Other serum reaction999.6Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Abo incompatibility reaction999.7Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Rh incompatibility reaction999.8Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified – Other transfusion reaction999.9Other and unspecified complications of medical care,