From: Do coder characteristics influence validity of ICD-10 hospital discharge data?
Variable | Diagnoses | Procedures | Complications | Z codes | Codes ending in 8 | Codes ending in 9 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Year (fiscal) | ||||||
2002 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
2003 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
2004 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
2005 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
2006 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Season | ||||||
Jan-Mar | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Apr-June | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
July-Sep | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Oct-Dec | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Site | ||||||
A | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
B (tertiary) | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
C | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
D | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Volume of coding | ||||||
Low volume | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
High volume | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Employment status | ||||||
Part-time | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Full-time | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |