The Validity of Discharge Billing Codes Reflecting Severe Maternal Morbidity
Sigakis MJ, Leffert LR, Mirzakhani H, Sharawi N, Rajala B, Callaghan WM, Kuklina EV, Creanga AA, Mhyre JM, Bateman BT. The Validity of Discharge Billing Codes Reflecting Severe Maternal Morbidity. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2016, 123: 731-738. PMID: 27387839, PMCID: PMC7481827, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD-9-CM codesSevere maternal morbidityPositive predictive valueMaternal morbidityMassachusetts General HospitalMichigan Health SystemGeneral HospitalClinical categoriesHealth systemCorresponding medical chartsConfidence intervalsLower confidence limitAnesthesia complicationsDelivery hospitalizationsObstetric categoryDelivery admissionMedical chartsDischarge diagnosisDiseases codesClinical dataLaboratory valuesBilling codesInternational ClassificationMorbidityBilling records