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. 2017 Oct 19;8:179–190. doi: 10.2147/LCTT.S139647

Table S2.

Charlson Comorbidity Index

Comorbidity ICD-9 Points
Myocardial infarctiona 410.x, 412.x 1
Congestive heart failurea 428.x 1
Peripheral vascular diseasea 440.x, 441.2, 441.4, 441.7, 441.9, 443.1 – 443.9, 447.1, 557.1, 557.9, V43.4 1
Cerebrovascular diseasea 430.x – 438.x 1
Dementiaa 290.x 1
Chronic pulmonary diseasea 490.x – 505.x, 506.4 1
Rheumatologic diseasea 710.0, 710.1, 710.4, 714.0 – 714.2, 714.81, 725.x 1
Peptic ulcer diseasea 531.x – 534.x 1
Hemiplegia or paraplegiaa 344.1, 342.x 2
Renal diseasea 582.x, 583 – 583.7, 585.x, 586.x, 588.x 2
AIDS/HIVa 042.x – 044.x 6
 Age 40–49 years 1
 Age 50–59 years 2
 Age 60–69 years 3
 Age ≥70 years 4
Diabetesb
 With chronic complication 250.4 – 250.6 2
 Without chronic complication 250.0 – 250.3, 250.7 1
Liver diseaseb
 Moderate or severe 456.0 – 456.21, 572.2 – 572.8 3
 Mild 571.2, 571.4 – 571.6 1
Cancersb
 Metastatic solid tumor 196.x – 199.1 or 140.x – 172.x, 174.x – 195.8c 6
 Any malignancy, including leukemia and lymphoma 140.x – 172.x, 174.x – 195.8, 200.x – 208.x 2

Notes:

a

For these conditions, sum points for each row.

b

For these conditions, assign points for the first condition, if met, but not for the second. If the second condition is met but the first is not, assign the points for the second condition.

c

With Met 1 or higher for breast cancer, or second line or beyond for other solid cancers.

Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ICD-9, International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision.