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V58.3 Alberta AHCIP code: Other and unspecified aftercare – Attention to surgical dressings and sutures

V58.3 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other and unspecified aftercare – Attention to surgical dressings and sutures” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

V58.3

Other and unspecified aftercare – Attention to surgical dressings and sutures

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for V58.3

As Alberta Health prints them, with any note V58.3 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 V58.3 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 V58Other and unspecified aftercare
  4. 4Valid code V58.3Other and unspecified aftercare – Attention to surgical dressings and sutures

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 V58.3 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code V58.3 mean?

V58.3 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Other and unspecified aftercare – Attention to surgical dressings and sutures” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is V58.3 in Alberta AHCIP?

V58.3 sits under V58 Other and unspecified aftercare, 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 V58.3?

Alberta AHCIP lists Note notes for V58.3, 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 V58.3

V58.0Other and unspecified aftercare – Radiotherapy sessionV58.1Other and unspecified aftercare – Maintenance chemotherapyV58.2Other and unspecified aftercare – Blood transfusion, without reported diagnosisV58.4Other aftercare following surgeryV58.5Other and unspecified aftercare – OrthodonticsV58.8Other specified aftercareV58.9Other and unspecified aftercare – Unspecified