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Table 5 Prevalence of at least 1 of 17 Charlson comorbidities in one year before and after ICD-10 implementation, by hospital characteristics

From: Implementation of ICD-10 in Canada: how has it impacted coded hospital discharge data?

Hospital Characteristic

ICD-9

ICD-10

Difference

Teaching Status

   

Teaching

36.6

32.1

4.5

Non-Teaching

34.9

29.2

5.7

Location

   

Urban

35.5

29.9

4.6

Rural

34.8

30.1

3.7

Patient Volume

   

High (>75%)

35.4

37.5

−2.1

Medium (50-75%)

33.9

27.4

6.5

Low (25-50%)

36.5

27.3

9.2

Very Low (<25%)

37.7

29.6

8.1

  1. Notes: ICD International classification of disease