icd9CmDesc

short-form ICD-9 codes with short and long descriptions. This
 data is limited to the most detailed codes for each condition, and does not
 include the higher level classification. E.g. 053 herpes is not included in
 these data, but all the specific types are: 0530 0531 0531[0-4] 0532 0537
 0538 and 0539. From
 <url>http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/sci_data/codes/icd9/type_txt/icd9cm.asp</url>
 "Three-digit rubrics are not added to the main body of the classification:"
 this is the source of the above problem.

datasets

This package allows accurate manipulation, validation and
    comparison of ICD-9-CM (clinical modification) codes. Although ICD-9 codes
    appear numeric, this is not the case, since trailing zeroes, and a mixture
    of decimal and non-decimal "short" format codes exist. Tools to map ICD-9
    codes to co-morbidities are also provided, with mappings from Quan (Deyo
    and Elixhauser versions), Elixhauser and AHRQ included.

Jack O Wasey

icd9

tools for working with ICD-9 codes, and finding comorbidities

icd9CmDesc function

format

<url>http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/sci_data/codes/icd9/type_txt/icd9cm.asp</url>Rich text descriptions here:
 <url>http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd9cm.htm</url>This is the more easily machine-readable source which is used for
 <code>icd9CmDesc</code>
 <url>http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/codes.html</url><url>http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/help/icd.html</url><url>http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/sci_data/codes/icd9/type_txt/icd9abb.asp</url><url>http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/sci_data/codes/icd9/type_txt/icd9cm.asp</url><url>http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/sci_data/codes/icd9/type_txt/icdcm.asp</url><url>http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/sci_data/codes/icd9/type_txt/icd9abb.asp</url>

icd9CmDesc: ICD9-CM diagnosis code lookup

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