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Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Mar 21;61(4):590–601. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12161

Appendix II.

Elixhauser Comorbidities**

ICD9 CM
Diagnosis
Discharge does
not
Discharge does
not
1. Congestive Heart Failure 398.91, 402.01,
402.11, 402.91,
404.01, 404.03,
Cardiac: 103–112,
115–118, 121–
127,
Cardiac: 001–002,
215–238,242–
251,
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None Delete 524 New
2. Valvular disease 093.20–093.24,
394.0–397.1,
Cardiac: 103–112,
115–118, 121-
001–002, 215–
238,
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None Delete 524 New
3. Pulmonary Circulation
disorders
415.11–415.19,
416.0–416.9,
417.9
Cardiac: 103–112,
115–118, 121–
127,
Cardiac: 001–002,
215–238, 242–
251,
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 Add 415.11- Delete 524 New
4. Peripheral vascular disease 440–440.9,
441.00-
Peripheral
vascular:
Peripheral
vascular:
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 Added 444.21- None New
5. Hypertension (combine
uncomplicated
Hypertension,
uncomplicated:
Hypertension: 22,
134
Hypertension:
077-
Hypertension,
complicated:
401.0,
Cardiac: 103–122,
115–118, 121–
127,
Cardiac: 001–002,
215–238, 242–
251,
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None Delete 524 New
6. Paralysis 342.0–344.9, Cerebrovascular: Cerebrovascular:
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
7. Other neurological disorders 330.1–331.9,
332.0,
333.4, 333.5,
333.71–
333.79, 333.85,
Nervous system:
1–
35, 524, 528–534,
543, 559–564, 577
Nervous system:
020–042, 052–103
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
8. Chronic pulmonary disease 490–492.8, COPD asthma: COPD asthma:
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
9. Diabetes without chronic 250.00–250.33, Diabetes: 294, Diabetes: 637–639
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
10. Diabetes with chronic 250.40–250.93, Diabetes: 294, Diabetes: 637–639
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
11. Hypothyroidism 243–244.2, 244.8, Thyroid Thyroid
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
12. Renal failure 403.01, 403.11,
403.91, 404.02,
404.03, 404.12,
Kidney
transplant,
Renal
Kidney
transplant,
Renal
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
13. Liver disease 070.22, 070.23,
070.33, 070.44,
070.54, 456.0,
Liver: 199–202,
205–
208
Liver: 420–425,
432–
434, 441–446
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
14. Chronic Peptic ulcer disease
(includes
bleeding only if obstruction is
also present)
531.41, 531.51,
531.61, 531.70,
531.71, 531.91,
532.41, 532.51,
GI Hemorrhage
or
ulcer: 174–178
GI Hemorrhage
or
ulcer: 377–384
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
15. HIV and AIDS (Acquired 042–044.9 HIV: 488, 489, HIV: 969–970,
16. Lymphoma 200.00–202.38,
202.50–203.01,
Leukemia/lympho
ma:
Leukemia/lympho
ma:
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
17. Metastatic cancer 196.0–199.1,
789.51
Cancer,
Lymphoma:
10, 11, 64, 82,
Cancer,
Lymphoma:
054, 055, 146-
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 Added 789.51 None New
18. Solid tumor without
metastasis
140.0–172.9,
174.0-
Cancer,
Lymphoma:
Cancer,
Lymphoma:
355, 357, 363, 715–716, 722-
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 Added 258.01- None New
19. Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen 701.0, 710.0–710.9, Connective tissue: Connective tissue:
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
20. Coagulation deficiency 286.0–286.9, 287.1, Coagulation Coagulation
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
21. Obesity 278.0, 278.00,
278.01, 649.10-
Nutrition/metabol
ic:
Nutrition/metabol
ic:
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
22. Weight loss 260–263.9, 783.21, Nutrition/metabol Nutrition/metabol
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
23. Fluid and electrolyte disorders 276.0–276.9 Nutrition/metabol Nutrition/metabol
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
24. Blood loss anemia 280.0, 648.20- Anemia: 395, Anemia: 808–812
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
25. Deficiency anemias 280.1–280.9, Anemia: 395, Anemia: 808–812
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
26. Alcohol abuse 291.0–291.3, 291.5,
291.8, 291.81,
Alcohol or drug:
433-
Alcohol or drug:
894-
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
27. Drug abuse 292.0, 292.82–
292.89, 292.9,
Alcohol or drug:
433-
Alcohol or drug:
894-
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
28. Psychoses 295.00–298.9, Psychoses: 430 Psychoses: 885
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
29. Depression 300.4, 301.12, Depressive Depressive
Changes from 3.2 to 3.3 None None New
Comments: The following DRGs
has been
deleted prior to 2007 and
renumbered to a different DRG;
**

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) for ICD-9-CM 2008; http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/ccs.jsp. Accessed July 10, 2008.