Validity of Administrative Coding for Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.
Journal
Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ISSN: 1536-5166
Titre abrégé: J Neuroophthalmol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9431308
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 May 2024
06 May 2024
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Résumé
Administrative claims have been used to study the incidence and outcomes of nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), but the validity of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes for identifying NAION has not been examined. We identified patients at 3 academic centers who received ≥1 ICD-10 code for NAION in 2018. We abstracted the final diagnosis from clinical documentation and recorded the number of visits with an NAION diagnosis code. We calculated positive predictive value (PPV) for the overall sample and stratified by subspecialty and the number of diagnosis codes. For patients with ophthalmology or neuro-ophthalmology visit data, we recorded presenting symptoms, examination findings, and laboratory data and calculated PPV relative to case definitions of NAION that incorporated sudden onset of symptoms, optic disc edema, afferent pupillary defect, and other characteristics. Among 161 patients, PPV for ≥1 ICD-10 code was 74.5% (95% CI: 67.2%-80.7%). PPV was similar when restricted to patients who had visited an ophthalmologist (75.8%, 95% CI: 68.4%-82.0%) but increased to 86.8% when restricted to those who had visited neuro-ophthalmologists (95% CI: 79.2%-91.9%). Of 113 patients with >1 ICD-10 code and complete examination data, 37 (32.7%) had documented sudden onset, optic disc swelling, and an afferent pupillary defect (95% CI: 24.7%-42.0%). Of the 76 patients who did not meet these criteria, 54 (71.0%) still received a final clinical diagnosis of NAION; for most (41/54, 75.9%), this discrepancy was due to lack of documented optic disc edema. The validity of ICD-10 codes for NAION in administrative claims data is high, particularly when combined with provider specialty.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Administrative claims have been used to study the incidence and outcomes of nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), but the validity of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes for identifying NAION has not been examined.
METHODS
METHODS
We identified patients at 3 academic centers who received ≥1 ICD-10 code for NAION in 2018. We abstracted the final diagnosis from clinical documentation and recorded the number of visits with an NAION diagnosis code. We calculated positive predictive value (PPV) for the overall sample and stratified by subspecialty and the number of diagnosis codes. For patients with ophthalmology or neuro-ophthalmology visit data, we recorded presenting symptoms, examination findings, and laboratory data and calculated PPV relative to case definitions of NAION that incorporated sudden onset of symptoms, optic disc edema, afferent pupillary defect, and other characteristics.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Among 161 patients, PPV for ≥1 ICD-10 code was 74.5% (95% CI: 67.2%-80.7%). PPV was similar when restricted to patients who had visited an ophthalmologist (75.8%, 95% CI: 68.4%-82.0%) but increased to 86.8% when restricted to those who had visited neuro-ophthalmologists (95% CI: 79.2%-91.9%). Of 113 patients with >1 ICD-10 code and complete examination data, 37 (32.7%) had documented sudden onset, optic disc swelling, and an afferent pupillary defect (95% CI: 24.7%-42.0%). Of the 76 patients who did not meet these criteria, 54 (71.0%) still received a final clinical diagnosis of NAION; for most (41/54, 75.9%), this discrepancy was due to lack of documented optic disc edema.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The validity of ICD-10 codes for NAION in administrative claims data is high, particularly when combined with provider specialty.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38706093
doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000002163
pii: 00041327-990000000-00639
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : NEI NIH HHS
ID : P30 EY026877
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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