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V44 Alberta AHCIP code: Artificial opening status

V44 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Artificial opening status” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

V44

Artificial opening status

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than V44

V44 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.

V44.0Artificial opening status – TracheostomyV44.1Artificial opening status – GastrostomyV44.2Artificial opening status – IleostomyV44.3Artificial opening status – ColostomyV44.4Other artificial opening of gastrointestinal tractV44.5Artificial opening status – CystostomyV44.6Artificial opening status – Other artificial opening of urinary tractV44.7Artificial opening status – Artificial vaginaV44.8Other artificial opening statusV44.9Artificial opening status – Unspecified

Notes for V44

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note V44 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Artificial openings requiring attention or management (V55.-)

Note

Where V44 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter : Supplementary codes influencing health status
  2. 2Block V40-V49Persons with a condition influencing their health status (v40-v49)
  3. 3Valid code V44Artificial opening status

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 V44 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code V44 mean?

V44 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Artificial opening status” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is V44 in Alberta AHCIP?

V44 sits under V40-V49 Persons with a condition influencing their health status (v40-v49), within Chapter : Supplementary codes influencing health status.

What coding notes apply to V44?

Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Note notes for V44, 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 V44

V40Mental and behavioural problemsV41Problems with special senses and other special functionsV42Organ or tissue replaced by transplantV43Organ or tissue replaced by other meansV45Other postsurgical statesV46Other dependence on machinesV47Other problems with internal organsV48Problems with head, neck and trunkV49Problems with limbs and other problems