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The Use of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) Coding in Identifying Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Health System Data: Implications for Surveillance

The Use of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) Coding in Identifying Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Health System Data: Implications for Surveillance

The Use of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) Coding in Identifying Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Health System Data: Implications for Surveillance

Authors of this article:

Reena Mahajan1 ;   Anne C. Moorman1 ;   Stephen J. Liu1 ;   Loralee Rupp2 ;   Monina Klevens1 ;   (CHeCS) for the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Investigators
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    We evaluated sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the ICD-9 coding system for surveillance of chronic hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) using data from an observational cohort study. All HBV cases were validated by chart review. Of 1,652,055 adult patients, 2,202 (0.1%) were included in the cohort based upon laboratory data or hepatitis B ICD-9 codes. Use of one ICD-9 code had a sensitivity of 83.9%, positive predictive value of 61.0%, and specificity and negative predictive values > 99%. Our findings suggest that use of one or two hepatitis B ICD 9 codes can identify cases with chronic HBV infection.