Records the patient’s pre-existing medical conditions, factors influencing health status, and/or complications during the patient’s hospital stay for the treatment of this cancer using ICD-9-CM codes. All are considered secondary diagnoses.
Pre-existing medical conditions, factors influencing health status, and/or complications may affect treatment decisions and influence patient outcomes. Information on comorbidities is used to adjust outcome statistics when evaluating patient survival and other outcomes. Complications may be related to the quality of care.
Codes (Refer to the most recent version of FORDS
for additional instructions.)
ICD-9-CM Codes 00100-13980, 24000-99990, E8700-E8799, E9300-E9499, V0720-V0739, V1000-V1590, V2220- V2310, V2540, V4400-V4589, and V5041-V5049.
Leave blank if no further secondary diagnoses.