In Table 3 of the final rule, CMS lists the deleted codes most used in 2012. The top deleted codes used were:
1. 401.0 (Malignant essential hypertension),
Note: See a list of the deleted codes in Table 2 of the final rule at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-12-02/pdf/2013-28457.pdf.
34,207 episodes;
2. 285.1 (anemia mentioned above), 26,547
episodes; and
3. 578.9 (GI tract Hemorrhage mentioned above),
23,650 episodes.