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Combined comorbidity score conditions and weights for a Medicare population
| Condition | Weight |
|---|---|
| Metastatic cancer | 5 |
| Congestive heart failure | 2 |
| Dementia | 2 |
| Renal failure | 2 |
| Weight loss | 2 |
| Hemiplegia | 1 |
| Alcohol abuse | 1 |
| Any tumor | 1 |
| Cardiac arrhythmias | 1 |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 1 |
| Coagulopathy | 1 |
| Complicated diabetes | 1 |
| Deficiency anemias | 1 |
| Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 1 |
| Liver disease | 1 |
| Peripheral vascular disorder | 1 |
| Psychosis | 1 |
| Pulmonary circulation disorders | 1 |
| HIV/AIDS | −1 |
| Hypertension | −1 |
