Given the procedural complexity of revision procedures, growth in utilization of revision TKAs will further strain healthcare resources [ 5].
She is the author of reports and articles on Alaska's Merit Selection process and has worked on numerous procedural and bylaw revisions.
Claims include International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis and procedure codes, Current Procedural Terminology procedure codes, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes, site of service codes, and health plan and patient costs.
Medical claims include ICD-9-CM (international classification of diseases, 9th revision, clinical modification) diagnosis and procedure codes, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) version 4 procedure codes, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System procedure codes, site of service codes, and provider specialty codes.
Medical (professional, facility) claims included International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis codes, ICD-9 procedure codes, Current Procedural Terminology, Version 4 (CPT-4) procedure codes, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) procedure codes, and site of service codes.
Follow-up outcomes for minor and major amputation were determined via published International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision /Current Procedural Terminology coding algorithms (online-only Data Supplement Table I).
Fecal occult blood tests were identified by using Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC), and sigmoidoscopies and colonoscopies were identified by using ICD-9 (international classification of disease, ninth revision), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and Level II Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes (appendix table A).
Breast procedures were identified by International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) or Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) procedure codes (Appendix 1).
In addition to patient age, the database included the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) procedure codes; the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis codes; date of service, provider specialty, provider zip code, and allowed charges.
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification procedural codes were used to identify liver transplantation and portosystemic shunt procedures.
Procedures were identified based on the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) procedures and current procedural terminology codes; Table S1 lists ICD-9 codes.
