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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease

Effective October 1, 2006, corrections have been made to the titles for categories 403 and 404, as well as the titles to their respective fifth-digits. Category 403 has been revised from “hypertensive kidney disease” to “hypertensive chronic kidney disease.” Category 404 has been revised from “hypertensive heart and kidney disease” to “hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease.” All patients with hypertensive kidney disease have both hypertension and some stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The revised titles...

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