The accuracy of International Classification of Diseases coding for dental problems not associated with trauma in a hospital emergency department

ConclusionThere are substantial discrepancies between the ICD‐10‐CA diagnosis assigned in administrative databases and the diagnosis assigned by a dentist reviewing the chart retrospectively. However, ICD‐10‐CA codes can be used to accurately identify ED visits for NTDC.

Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - July 30, 2015 Category: Dentistry Authors: Rafael L. F. Figueiredo, Sonica Singhal, Laura Dempster, Stephen W. Hwang, Carlos Quinonez Tags: Original Article Source Type: research