Table 1:

Frequency of disability diagnoses by International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10-CA) codes

Disability categoryICD-10-CA codeDescriptionNo. (%) of disability diagnoses
n = 430*
Physical disabilityM05, M06Rheumatoid arthritis11 (2.57)
M15, M16, M17, M19Osteoarthritis56 (13.08)
M45, M46Ankylosing spondylitis10 (2.34)
M50.00, M51.2, M51.3, M51.9Disc disorders11 (2.57)
M86.4 M86.5, M86.6Chronic osteomyelitis8 (1.87)
M35.3, M47, M80Other musculoskeletal disorder7 (1.64)
G20, G21Parkinson disease27 (6.31)
G23, G24.5, G24.9, G25Other extrapyramidal and movement disorders23 (5.37)
G35Multiple sclerosis9 (2.10)
G40Epilepsy17 (3.97)
G62, G63Other polyneuropathies14 (3.27)
G72Muscular dystrophy8 (1.87)
G81Hemiplegia23 (5.37)
G82, G83Other paralytic syndromes15 (3.50)
I69Sequelae of cardiovascular disease33 (7.71)
S14.1, S24.1, S34.1, T91.3Fracture of the vertebral column with spinal cord injury7 (1.64)
S32.4, S32.5, S32.7, S32.8Fracture of the lower back or pelvis11 (2.57)
Z89.4, Z89.5, Z89.6, Z89.7, Z89.8Traumatic amputation of the lower limb11 (2.57)
Z99.3, Z99.8Dependence on a wheelchair or other enabling machines or devices7 (1.64)
B91, G10, G11, G12, G31.8, G3.8, G55, G57, G70, G80, G90, G95Other neurologic disorders25 (5.84)
Vision or hearing impairmentH25, H26Cataracts11 (2.57)
H40, H42Glaucoma10 (2.34)
H54Blindness and low vision6 (1.40)
E10.33, E11.33, H35, H36, H91.9Other sensory impairment18 (4.21)
Traumatic brain injury or intellectual or developmental disabilityF79.8, F84.0, F84.8, F84.9, Q90.9Intellectual or developmental disability6 (1.40)
S02.1, S02.3, S02.7, S02.8, S06.2, S06.3, S06.4, S06.5, S06.6, S06.8, T90.5Traumatic brain injury44 (10.28)
  • * Because patients could have multiple disabilities there were 428 total disability diagnoses across 285 hospital admissions.