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{{DX tag | CRF | CRF (Chronic Dialysis) | 351 00 | CC and M (comorbid only) | Currently Collected }}
{{DX tag | CRF | CRF (Chronic Dialysis) | 351 00 | CC and M (comorbid only) | Currently Collected }}


'''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.   
'''Chronic Renal Failure''' is coded as a''' comorbid condition''' only for a patient who is receiving '''chronic outpatient dialysis'''for kidney failure '''prior to''' the current hospital admission.   


For newly dialyzed patients use the [[ARF - Acute Renal Failure]] codes instead.
*For '''newly dialyzed''' patients see the definition for: [[ARF - Acute Renal Failure]]


==Data Integrity Rules==
==Data Integrity Rules==