Table 2.
Twenty Useful ICD-9 Codes for Palliative Care Providers
| 112.0 | Candidiasis of mouth |
| 338.1 | Acute pain |
| 338.3 | Neoplasm-related pain |
| 527.7 | Disturbance of salivary secretion |
| 564.00 | Constipation, unspecified |
| 698.9 | Unspecified pruritic disorder |
| 780.0 | Alteration of consciousness |
| 780.09 | Delirium, acute |
| 780.52 | Insomnia, unspecified |
| 780.7 | Malaise and fatigue |
| 780.96 | Generalized pain |
| 783.0 | Anorexia |
| 786.0 | Dyspnea and respiratory abnormalities |
| 787.02 | Nausea, alone |
| 787.20 | Dysphagia, unspecified |
| 787.91 | Diarrhea, NOS |
| 789.0 | Abdominal pain |
| 799.3 | Debility |
| 799.4 | Cachexia |
| v66.7 | Encounter for Palliative Care(never list as first code, but should be listed on all claims) |
NOS, not otherwise specified.