V55.4 Alberta AHCIP code: Other artificial opening of digestive tract

V55.4 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other artificial opening of digestive tract” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

V55.4

Other artificial opening of digestive tract

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for V55.4

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note V55.4 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

ClosurePassage of sounds or bougiesReformingRemoval of catheterToilet or cleansingFrom V55 Attention to artificial openings

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

Complications of external stoma (519.0, 569.6, 997.4, 997.5)Status only, without need for careFrom V55 Attention to artificial openings

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 V55.4 sits

1ChapterChapter : Supplementary codes influencing health status
2Block V50-V59Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and aftercare (v50-v59)
3Valid code V55Attention to artificial openings
4Valid code V55.4Other artificial opening of digestive tract

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.

See V55.4 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code V55.4 mean?

V55.4 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other artificial opening of digestive tract” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is V55.4 in Alberta AHCIP?

V55.4 sits under V55 Attention to artificial openings, within 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 V55.4?

Alberta AHCIP lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for V55.4, 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.

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