AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Chronic Kidney Disease

Effective October 1, 2005, changes have been made to the ICD-9-CM classification to recognize more current terminology related to chronic kidney disease (CKD) rather than imprecise terms like chronic renal failure and chronic renal insufficiency. The descriptor for code 585, Chronic renal failure, has been changed to Chronic Kidney Disease. Code 585 has been expanded to recognize current staging of chronic kidney disease developed by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). According to the NKF, chronic kidney disease is defined according to the presence or absence of kidney damage and the level of kidney function. The stages of chronic kidney...

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