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. 2017 Feb 10;2016:827–836.

Table 3.

The probability of mortality for 111 topics for 30-day and 6-month; the top potential causes of death are highlighted in bold; frequency of ICD-9-CM codes

ICD-9-CM Definition 30-day 6-month Frequency
001-009 Intestinal infectious diseases 0.0607 0.1752 371
030-041 Other bacterial diseases 0.0569 0.1404 1875
042-044 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection 0.0336 0.1203 149
050-059 Viral diseases accompanied by exanthem 0.1644 0.1693 85
070-079 Other diseases due to viruses and chlamydiae 0.0467 0.1365 593
110-118 Mycoses 0.0707 0.1483 410
130-136 Other infectious and parasitic diseases 0.0367 0.0664 87
150-159 Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs and peritoneum 0.0271 0.1146 415
160-165 Malignant neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 0.1190 0.2723 289
170-175 Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin, and breast 0.0072 0.1139 79
179-189 Malignant neoplasm of genitourinary organs 0.0355 0.0826 222
190-199 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites 0.1134 0.3519 768
200-208 Malignant neoplasm of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue 0.0764 0.2443 292
210-229 Benign neoplasms 0.0095 0.0332 331
235-238 Neoplasms of uncertain behavior 0.0949 0.2122 152
240-246 Disorders of thyroid gland 0.0267 0.0939 1264
249-259 Diseases of other endocrine glands 0.0270 0.0840 4022
260-269 Nutritional deficiencies 0.0726 0.2033 369
270-279 Other metabolic and immunity disorders 0.0094 0.0356 6912
280-285 Anemia 0.0382 0.1156 3731
286-287 Coagulation/hemorrhagic 0.0843 0.1648 1170
288-289 Other 0.0491 0.1894 289
290-294 Organic psychotic conditions 0.0674 0.1359 1219
295-299 Other Disorders 0.0245 0.0450 494
300 Neurotic disorders 0.0021 0.0332 450
303-305 Psychoactive substance 0.0079 0.0295 1773
306-311 Other (primarily adult onset) 0.0182 0.0667 707
317-319 Mental retardation 0.0110 0.0259 71
320-327 Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system 0.0277 0.0705 377
330-337 Hereditary and degenerative diseases of the central nervous system 0.0319 0.1157 600
338-338 Pain 0.0219 0.0400 60
340-349 Other disorders of the central nervous system 0.0208 0.0768 938
350-359 Disorders of the peripheral nervous system 0.0065 0.0620 611
360-379 Disorders of the eye and adnexa 0.0331 0.0848 617
380-389 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 0.0501 0.1752 119
393-398 Chronic rheumatic heart disease 0.0156 0.0499 585
401-405 Hypertensive disease 0.0058 0.0200 7452
410-414 Ischemic heart disease 0.0184 0.0502 5416
415-417 Diseases of pulmonary circulation 0.0609 0.1183 763
420-429 Other forms of heart disease 0.0394 0.1068 7165
430-438 Cerebrovascular disease 0.0358 0.0745 1562
440-448 Diseases of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries 0.0175 0.0620 1521
451-459 Diseases of veins and lymphatics, and other diseases of circulatory system 0.0624 0.1487 1880
460-466 Acute respiratory infections 0.0394 0.0570 121
470-478 Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 0.0250 0.0514 215
480-488 Pneumonia and influenza 0.0439 0.1523 1889
490-496 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allied conditions 0.0537 0.1452 2452
500-508 Pneumoconioses and other lung diseases due to external agents 0.0744 0.1845 1059
510-519 Other diseases of respiratory system 0.0725 0.1877 3904
520-529 Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands, and jaws 0.0147 0.0504 152
530-537 Diseases of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum 0.0266 0.0747 2200
550-553 Hernia of abdominal cavity 0.0240 0.0486 314
555-558 Noninfectious enteritis and colitis 0.0221 0.1213 364
560-569 Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 0.0475 0.1165 1353
570-579 Other diseases of digestive system 0.0567 0.1277 2025
580-589 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis 0.0771 0.1749 2824
590-599 Other diseases of urinary system 0.0716 0.1831 2401
600-608 Diseases of male genital organs 0.0225 0.0925 434
617-629 Other disorders of female genital tract 0.0016 0.0641 102
640-649 Complications mainly related to pregnancy 0.0000 0.0000 86
660-669 Complications occurring mainly in the course of labor and delivery 0.0000 0.0000 51
680-686 Infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.0285 0.0988 466
690-698 Other inflammatory conditions of skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.0003 0.0644 294
700-709 Other diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.1270 0.2938 667
710-719 Arthropathies and related disorders 0.0279 0.0655 677
720-724 Dorsopathies 0.0072 0.0387 485
725-729 Rheumatism, excluding the back 0.0164 0.0655 387
730-739 Osteopathies, chondropathies, and acquired musculoskeletal deformities 0.0676 0.1775 771
745-747 Circulatory system 0.0000 0.0007 352
780-789 Symptoms 0.0318 0.1036 3482
790-796 Nonspecific abnormal findings 0.0372 0.1182 959
797-799 Ill-defined and unknown causes of morbidity and mortality 0.0953 0.1847 218
800-804 Fracture of skull 0.0191 0.0375 423
805-809 Fracture of neck and trunk 0.0126 0.0415 774
810-819 Fracture of upper limb 0.0074 0.0297 324
820-829 Fracture of lower limb 0.0307 0.0703 353
830-839 Dislocation 0.1382 0.1382 94
850-854 Intracranial injury, excluding those with skull fracture 0.0383 0.0779 627
860-869 Internal injury of thorax, abdomen, and pelvis 0.0106 0.0278 600
870-879 Open wound of head, neck, and trunk 0.0067 0.0181 406
880-887 Open wound of upper limb 0.0000 0.0000 106
890-897 Open wound of lower limb 0.0000 0.0000 56
900-904 Injury to blood vessels 0.0000 0.0000 107
905-909 Late effects of injuries, poisonings, toxic effects, and other external causes 0.0000 0.0350 59
910-919 Superficial injury 0.0000 0.0255 58
920-924 Contusion with intact skin surface 0.0000 0.0159 136
930-939 Effects of foreign body entering through Body orifice 0.0854 0.1509 112
950-957 Injury to nerves and spinal cord 0.0300 0.0300 64
958-959 Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries 0.0429 0.0429 106
960-979 Poisoning by drugs, medicinal and biological substances 0.0068 0.0224 281
990-995 Other and unspecified effects of external causes 0.0479 0.1591 924
996-999 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified 0.0364 0.1201 3880
E810-819 Motor vehicle traffic accidents 0.0034 0.0092 608
E820-825 Motor vehicle non-traffic accidents 0.0000 0.1293 56
E849 Place of Occurrence 0.0133 0.0370 488
E850-858 Accidental poisoning by drugs, medicinal substances, and biologicals 0.0302 0.0345 102
E870-876 Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care 0.0583 0.0591 78
E878-879 Surgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient or later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of procedure 0.0222 0.0315 1080
E880-888 Accidental falls 0.0367 0.0862 871
E910-915 Accidents caused by submersion, suffocation, and foreign bodies 0.0674 0.1033 66
E916-928 Other accidents 0.0180 0.0333 135
E930-949 Drugs, medicinal and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use 0.0296 0.0770 807
E950-959 Suicide and self-inflicted injury 0.0000 0.0132 194
E960-969 Homicide and injury purposely inflicted by other persons 0.0000 0.0000 131
V07-09 Persons with need for isolation, Other potential health hazards and Prophylactic measures 0.0741 0.1728 332
V10-19 Persons with potential health hazards related to personal and family history 0.0343 0.1025 2603
V20-29 Persons encountering health services in Circumstances related to Reproduction and development 0.0000 0.0000 53
V40-49 Persons with a condition influencing their health status 0.0358 0.1020 2281
V50-59 Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and aftercare 0.0363 0.0997 1162
V60-69 Persons encountering health services in other circumstances 0.1328 0.1373 222
V70-82 Persons without reported diagnosis encountered during examination and investigation of individuals and populations 0.0000 0.0000 79
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