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V50 Alberta AHCIP code: Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states

V50 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

V50

Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

More specific than V50

V50 is a valid code on its own. When the note says more, one of these may fit better.

V50.0Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states – Hair transplantV50.1Other plastic surgery for unacceptable cosmetic appearanceV50.2Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states – Routine or ritual circumcisionV50.3Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states – Ear piercingV50.8Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states – OtherV50.9Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states – Unspecified

Notes for V50

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note V50 takes from the headings above it.

Note

  • Categories V51-V58 are intended for use to indicate a reason for care in patients who have already been treated for some disease or injury not now present, but who are receiving follow-up medical surveillance or care to consolidate the treatment, to deal with residual states, to ensure that the condition has not recurred or to prevent recurrence. The codes should be used alternatively or additionally to the code indicating the original disease or injury (001-999), which will be the one to be tabulated for underlying cause purposes.From V50-V59 Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and aftercare (v50-v59)

Where V50 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter : Supplementary codes influencing health status
  2. 2Block V50-V59Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and aftercare (v50-v59)
  3. 3Valid code V50Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states

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 V50 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code V50 mean?

V50 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is V50 in Alberta AHCIP?

V50 sits under V50-V59 Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and aftercare (v50-v59), within Chapter : Supplementary codes influencing health status.

What coding notes apply to V50?

Alberta AHCIP lists Note notes for V50, 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 V50

V51Aftercare involving the use of plastic surgeryV52Fitting and adjustment of prosthetic deviceV53Fitting and adjustment of other deviceV54Other orthopaedic aftercareV55Attention to artificial openingsV56Aftercare involving intermittent dialysisV57Care involving use of rehabilitation proceduresV58Other and unspecified aftercareV59Donors