Table 4.
Translation of comorbidities into ICD-9-CM Codes
| Diagnostic Category | ICD-9-CM Codes | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Myocardial infarction | 410-410.9 | Acute myocardial infarction |
| 412 | Old myocardial infarction | |
| Congestive heart failure | 428-428.9 | Heart failure |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 443.9 | Peripheral vascular disease, including intermittent claudication |
| 441-441.9 | Aortic aneurysm | |
| 785.4 | Gangrene | |
| V43.4 | Blood vessel replaced by prosthesis | |
| Procedure 38.48 | Resection and replacement of lower limb arteries | |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 430-438 | Cerebrovascular disease |
| Dementia | 290-290.9 | Senile and presenile dementias |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 490-496 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| 500-505 | Pneumoconioses | |
| 506.4 | Chronic respiratory conditions due to fumes and vapors | |
| Rheumatologic disease | 710.0 | Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| 710.1 | Systemic sclerosis | |
| 710.4 | polymyositis | |
| 714.0-714.2 | Adult rheumatoid arthritis | |
| 714.81 | Rheumatoid lung | |
| 725 | Polymyalgia rheumatica | |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 531-534.9 | Gastric, duodenal and gastrojejunal ulcers |
| 531.4-531.7 | Chronic forms of peptic ulcer disease (subset of above listing) | |
| 532.4-532.7 | ||
| 533.4-533.7 | ||
| 534.4-534.7 | ||
| Mild liver disease | 571.4-571.49 | Chronic hepatitis |
| 070.22, 070.23, 070.32, 070.33 | Chronic hepatitis B | |
| 070.44,070.54, | Chronic hepatitis C | |
| 070.6*, 070.9* | Unspecified hepatitis | |
| Cirrhosis | 571.2 | Alcoholic cirrhosis |
| 571.5 | Cirrhosis without mention of alcohol | |
| 571.6 | Biliary cirrhosis | |
| Severe liver disease | 572.2-572.8 | Hepatic coma, portal hypertension, other sequelae of chronic liver disease |
| Diabetes | 250-250.3 | Diabetes with or without acute metabolic disturbances |
| 250.7 | Diabetes with peripheral circulatory disorders | |
| 250.4-250.6 | Diabetes with renal, ophthalmic, or neurological manifestations | |
| Hemiplegia or paraplegia | 344.1 | Paraplegia |
| 342-342.9 | Hemiplegia | |
| Renal disease | 582-582.9 | Chronic glomerulonephritis |
| 583-583.7 | Nephritis and nephropathy | |
| 585 | Chronic renal failure | |
| 586 | Renal failure, unspecified | |
| 588-588.9 | Disorders resulting from impaired renal function | |
| History of malignancy | 140-172.9 | Malignant neoplasms |
| 174-195.8 | Malignant neoplasms | |
| 200-208.9 | Leukemia and lymphoma | |
| 196-199.1 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes and other organs | |
| Hypertension | 401-405.9 | Hypertension |
| Prostate disease | 600-602.9 | Prostate disease |
| Obesity | 278.00, 278.01 | Obesity |