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 {{DX tag | CRF | CRF (Chronic Dialysis) | 351 00 | CC and M (comorbid only) | Currently Collected }}
-*If a patient is on out-patient dialysis '''PRIOR TO''' current hospital admission then he is considered to have '''Chronic Renal Failure (CRF''').  This should be code in the comorbid diagnosis field only.
+'''Chronic Renal Failure''' is coded '''''as a comorbid only''''' for any patient who is on chronic outpatient dialysis due to kidney failure '''prior to''' the current hospital admission.
-*For newly dialyzed patients see [[ARF - Acute Renal Failure]] coding definition.
+For newly dialyzed patients use the [[ARF - Acute Renal Failure]] codes instead.
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