Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 797
Senility without mention of psychosis
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 797 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 797 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 797 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R41.81 Age-related cognitive decline
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cautious gait
  • Decline in functional status
  • Frailty
  • Gait disturbance, senile
  • Senile gait disturbance
  • Senility
Clinical Information
  • An age group comprised by people 65 years of age and older
  • An age group comprised by people 65 years of age and older. (nci)
  • The state of being old
797 Excludes
Applies To
  • Frailty
  • Old age
  • Senescence
  • Senile asthenia
  • Senile:
    • debility
    • exhaustion
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 797:
  • Age (old) (see also Senile) 797
  • Asthenia, asthenic 780.79
    • senile 797
  • Atrophia - see also Atrophy
    • senilis 797
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • old age 797
    • senile 797
      • degenerative, of skin 701.3
  • Cachexia 799.4
    • old age 797
    • senile 797
  • Change(s) (of) - see also Removal of
    • senile (see also Senility) 797
  • Debility (general) (infantile) (postinfectional) 799.3
    • old age 797
    • senile 797
  • Decay
    • senile 797
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • senile 797
      • brain 331.2
      • cardiac, heart, or myocardium (see also Degeneration, myocardial) 429.1
      • motor centers 331.2
      • reticule 362.64
      • retina, cystic 362.50
      • vascular - see Arteriosclerosis
  • Deterioration
    • senile (simple) 797
      • transplanted organ - see Complications, transplant, organ, by site
  • Dysfunction
    • senile 797
  • Exhaustion, exhaustive (physical NEC) 780.79
    • old age 797
  • Failure, failed
    • heart (acute) (sudden) 428.9
      • with
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with specified complication NEC
        • acute pulmonary edema (see also Failure, ventricular, left) 428.1
          • with congestion (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
        • decompensation (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
        • dilation - see Disease, heart
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.8
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.8
      • arteriosclerotic 440.9
      • combined left-right sided 428.0
      • combined systolic and diastolic 428.40
      • compensated (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
      • complicating
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with specified complication NEC
        • delivery (cesarean) (instrumental) 669.4
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.8
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.8
        • obstetric anesthesia or sedation 668.1
        • surgery 997.1
      • congestive (compensated) (decompensated) (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
        • with rheumatic fever (conditions classifiable to 390)
        • fetus or newborn 779.89
        • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.91
        • rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (with chorea) 398.91
          • active or acute 391.8
            • with chorea (Sydenham's) 392.0
      • decompensated (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
      • degenerative (see also Degeneration, myocardial) 429.1
      • diastolic 428.30
      • due to presence of (cardiac) prosthesis 429.4
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
      • following
      • high output NEC 428.9
      • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.91
      • left (ventricular) (see also Failure, ventricular, left) 428.1
        • with right-sided failure (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
      • low output (syndrome) NEC 428.9
      • organic - see Disease, heart
      • postoperative (immediate) 997.1
        • long term effect of cardiac surgery 429.4
      • rheumatic (chronic) (congestive) (inactive) 398.91
      • right (secondary to left heart failure, conditions classifiable to 428.1) (ventricular) (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
      • senile 797
      • specified during or due to a procedure 997.1
        • long-term effect of cardiac surgery 429.4
      • systolic 428.20
      • thyrotoxic (see also Thyrotoxicosis) 242.9 [425.7]
      • valvular - see Endocarditis
    • senile (general) 797
  • Fatigue 780.79
    • senile 797
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic
    • senile 797
  • Frailty 797
  • Infirmity 799.89
    • senile 797
  • Marasmus 261
    • senile 797
  • Old age 797
  • Presbycardia 797
    • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.90
  • Prostration 780.79
    • senile 797
  • Senectus 797
  • Senescence 797
  • Senile (see also condition) 797
    • degenerative atrophy, skin 701.3
    • endometrium (atrophic) 621.8
    • fallopian tube (atrophic) 620.3
    • heart (failure) 797
    • vagina, vaginitis (atrophic) 627.3
  • Senility 797
    • with
      • acute confusional state 290.3
      • delirium 290.3
      • mental changes 290.9
      • psychosis NEC (see also Psychosis, senile) 290.20
    • premature (syndrome) 259.8
  • Tremor 781.0
    • senilis 797
  • Weak, weakness (generalized) 780.79
    • senile 797
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