Diabetes research and clinical practice
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2010
Validating ICD coding algorithms for diabetes mellitus from administrative data.
To assess validity of diabetes International Classification of Disease (ICD) 9 and 10 coding algorithms from administrative data using physicians' charts as the 'gold standard' across time periods and geographic regions. ⋯ Diabetes could be accurately identified in administrative data using the following case definition "2 physician claims within 2 years or 1 hospital discharge abstract record with diagnosis codes 250.xx or E10.x-E14.x".