Validity of ICD-10-CM Codes Used to Identify Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in Administrative Claims Data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Outpatient Claims Dataset

Ming-Jen Sheu,1,2 Fu-Weng Liang,3 Sheng-Tun Li,4 Chung-Yi Li,5– 7 Tsung-Hsueh Lu5 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; 2Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan; 3Department of Public Hea...

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Main Authors: Sheu MJ, Liang FW, Li ST, Li CY, Lu TH
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description Ming-Jen Sheu,1,2 Fu-Weng Liang,3 Sheng-Tun Li,4 Chung-Yi Li,5– 7 Tsung-Hsueh Lu5 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; 2Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan; 3Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 4Department of Industrial and Information Management, College of Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; 5Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; 6Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan; 7Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence: Tsung-Hsueh LuDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, Dah Hsueh Road, East District, Tainan 701, TaiwanTel +886 6 2353535 ext. 5567Fax +886 6 2359033Email robertlu@mail.ncku.edu.twPurpose: To validate the use of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes to identify patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) Outpatient Claims Dataset.Methods: We conducted a retrospective study using results of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg), HBV e antigen (HBeAg), and anti-HCV antibody tests in the NHI Lab & Exam Dataset from January 1 to March 31, 2018, as the reference standard to confirm HBV and HCV infection cases. We calculated sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) to assess the performance of HBV infection-specific ICD-10-CM codes (B180, B181, and B191) and HCV infection-specific ICD-10-CM codes (B182 and B192) recorded in the NHI Outpatient Claims Dataset to identify patients with HBV or HCV infection.Results: In total, 196,635 and 120,628 patients had analyzable results for HBsAg/HBeAg tests and anti-HCV tests, respectively. Moreover, 44,574 and 14,443 were confirmed to have HBV and HCV infection, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV were, respectively, 46%, 83%, 45%, and 84% for HBV infection-specific ICD-10-CM codes and 47%, 99%, 81%, and 93% for HCV infection-specific ICD-10-CM codes. The sensitivity demonstrated great variation by region, clinical setting, and physician specialty.Conclusion: The HBV and HCV infection-specific ICD-10-CM codes recorded by physicians in Taiwan NHI outpatient claims data in 2018 had moderate sensitivity and high specificity for both HBV and HCV infection. The PPV was high for HCV ICD-10-CM codes, yet moderate for HBV ICD-10-CM codes.Keywords: chronic hepatitis B virus, chronic hepatitis C virus, international classification of diseases codes, validation, administrative claims data
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spelling doaj.art-bc58091c0cf441429bb4350e43e240cf2022-12-22T01:29:32ZengDove Medical PressClinical Epidemiology1179-13492020-02-01Volume 1218519251975Validity of ICD-10-CM Codes Used to Identify Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in Administrative Claims Data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Outpatient Claims DatasetSheu MJLiang FWLi STLi CYLu THMing-Jen Sheu,1,2 Fu-Weng Liang,3 Sheng-Tun Li,4 Chung-Yi Li,5– 7 Tsung-Hsueh Lu5 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; 2Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan; 3Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 4Department of Industrial and Information Management, College of Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; 5Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; 6Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan; 7Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence: Tsung-Hsueh LuDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, Dah Hsueh Road, East District, Tainan 701, TaiwanTel +886 6 2353535 ext. 5567Fax +886 6 2359033Email robertlu@mail.ncku.edu.twPurpose: To validate the use of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes to identify patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) Outpatient Claims Dataset.Methods: We conducted a retrospective study using results of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg), HBV e antigen (HBeAg), and anti-HCV antibody tests in the NHI Lab & Exam Dataset from January 1 to March 31, 2018, as the reference standard to confirm HBV and HCV infection cases. We calculated sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) to assess the performance of HBV infection-specific ICD-10-CM codes (B180, B181, and B191) and HCV infection-specific ICD-10-CM codes (B182 and B192) recorded in the NHI Outpatient Claims Dataset to identify patients with HBV or HCV infection.Results: In total, 196,635 and 120,628 patients had analyzable results for HBsAg/HBeAg tests and anti-HCV tests, respectively. Moreover, 44,574 and 14,443 were confirmed to have HBV and HCV infection, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV were, respectively, 46%, 83%, 45%, and 84% for HBV infection-specific ICD-10-CM codes and 47%, 99%, 81%, and 93% for HCV infection-specific ICD-10-CM codes. The sensitivity demonstrated great variation by region, clinical setting, and physician specialty.Conclusion: The HBV and HCV infection-specific ICD-10-CM codes recorded by physicians in Taiwan NHI outpatient claims data in 2018 had moderate sensitivity and high specificity for both HBV and HCV infection. The PPV was high for HCV ICD-10-CM codes, yet moderate for HBV ICD-10-CM codes.Keywords: chronic hepatitis B virus, chronic hepatitis C virus, international classification of diseases codes, validation, administrative claims datahttps://www.dovepress.com/validity-of-icd-10-cm-codes-used-to-identify-patients-with-chronic-hep-peer-reviewed-article-CLEPchronic hepatitis b viruschronic hepatitis c virusinternational classification of diseases codesvalidationadministrative claims data.
spellingShingle Sheu MJ
Liang FW
Li ST
Li CY
Lu TH
Validity of ICD-10-CM Codes Used to Identify Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in Administrative Claims Data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Outpatient Claims Dataset
Clinical Epidemiology
chronic hepatitis b virus
chronic hepatitis c virus
international classification of diseases codes
validation
administrative claims data.
title Validity of ICD-10-CM Codes Used to Identify Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in Administrative Claims Data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Outpatient Claims Dataset
title_full Validity of ICD-10-CM Codes Used to Identify Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in Administrative Claims Data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Outpatient Claims Dataset
title_fullStr Validity of ICD-10-CM Codes Used to Identify Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in Administrative Claims Data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Outpatient Claims Dataset
title_full_unstemmed Validity of ICD-10-CM Codes Used to Identify Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in Administrative Claims Data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Outpatient Claims Dataset
title_short Validity of ICD-10-CM Codes Used to Identify Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in Administrative Claims Data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Outpatient Claims Dataset
title_sort validity of icd 10 cm codes used to identify patients with chronic hepatitis b and c virus infection in administrative claims data from the taiwan national health insurance outpatient claims dataset
topic chronic hepatitis b virus
chronic hepatitis c virus
international classification of diseases codes
validation
administrative claims data.
url https://www.dovepress.com/validity-of-icd-10-cm-codes-used-to-identify-patients-with-chronic-hep-peer-reviewed-article-CLEP
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