V44.9 Alberta AHCIP code: Artificial opening status – Unspecified
V44.9 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Artificial opening status – Unspecified” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.
Official description
V44.9Artificial opening status – Unspecified
Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta
Notes for V44.9
As Alberta Health prints them, with any note V44.9 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Artificial openings requiring attention or management (V55.-)From V44 Artificial opening status
Note
- These categories are intended for use when the listed conditions are recorded as "diagnosis" or "problems".From V40-V49 Persons with a condition influencing their health status (v40-v49)
Where V44.9 sits
- 1ChapterChapter : Supplementary codes influencing health status
- 2Block V40-V49Persons with a condition influencing their health status (v40-v49)
- 3Valid code V44Artificial opening status
- 4Valid code V44.9Artificial opening status – 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 V44.9 mean?
V44.9 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Artificial opening status – Unspecified” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.
Where is V44.9 in Alberta AHCIP?
V44.9 sits under V44 Artificial opening status, within V40-V49 Persons with a condition influencing their health status (v40-v49), within Chapter : Supplementary codes influencing health status.
What coding notes apply to V44.9?
Alberta AHCIP lists Excludes, Note notes for V44.9, 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 V44.9
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