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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2012 Nov 17;57(1):89–95. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.07.005

Table 1.

Specific ICD-9 diagnostic codes used to categorize readmission causes into groups of system-based criteria.

Failure to thrive V5789 Rehabilitation procedure nec DVT/PE 4538 Venous thrombosis nec Distal embolization 44422 Lower extremity embolism
V5873 Aftercare following surgery/circulatory system-nec 41519 Other pulmonary embolism, infarct Device/Aneurysm-related 4414 Abdominal aortic aneurysm
V571 Physical therapy nec Pulmonary 486 Pneumonia-organism NOS 99674 Complication other vascular device/graft
V5849 Other postoperative aftercare 51881 Respiratory failure 99662 React- other vascular device/graft
2765 Hypovolemia 49121 Obstructive chronic bronchitis with active exacerbation 9972 Surgical complication peri vascular system
27651 Dehydration 5070 Food/vomit pneumonitis
Cardiac 4280 Congestive heart failure 5185 Post traumatic pulmonary insufficiency
41401 Coronary atherosclerosis native vessel 9972 Surgical complication: respiratory system
41071 Subendothelial infarct: initial GI 9974 Surgical complication: GI tract
42731 Atrial fibrillation 5770 Acute pancreatitis
78659 Chest pain nec 00845 Clostridium difficile infection
42781 Sinoatrial node dysfunction SBO 56081 Intestinal adhesion with obstruction
78650 Chest pain NOS 5609 Intestinal obstruction NOS
Infection 99859 Other postoperative infection Renal 5849 Acute renal failure NOS
0389 Septicemia NOS CVA 43491 Cerebral arterial occlusion NOS with infarction
5990 Urinary tract infection NOS Wound 55321 Incisional hernia
03811 Staph aureus septicemia 99813 Seroma procedure culture
99831 Disruption of internal operative wound