Costs and Length of Stay of Hospitalizations due to Diabetes-Related Complications

Table 1

Definitions of DM-related complications.

Category	ICD-9 codes [7–9]
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)	Nonfatal events (ICD-9 code 411–414.9)
Myocardial infarction (MI)	Nonfatal myocardial infarction (ICD-9 code 410)
Congestive heart failure (CHF)	ICD-9 codes 428
Stroke	Major stroke ( and ≤434.9 or 436)
Amputation	Major limb complications requiring the amputation of a digit or limb for any reason (procedure codes 84.10–84.19)
Blindness	ICD-9 codes 369–369.9
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) [14–16]	Advanced nephropathy (ICD-9 codes 585 and 586); Hemodialysis (procedure code 39.95) or peritoneal dialysis (procedure code 54.98); Renal transplantation (procedure code 55.61 or 55.69)
Ulcer	Chronic ulcer of lower limb (ICD-9 code 707.10)

ICD-9: International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition.