Diagnostic Accuracy of Health Care Administrative Diagnosis Codes to Identify Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Disease: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care administrative database research frequently uses standard medical codes to identify diagnoses or procedures. The aim of this review was to establish the diagnostic accuracy of codes used in administrative data research to identify nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease, including lung disease (NTMLD).

Methods

We searched Ovid Medline, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and ClinicalTrials.gov from inception to April 2019. We included studies assessing the diagnostic accuracy of International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis codes to identify NTM disease and NTMLD. Studies were independently assessed by 2 researchers, and th

SUBMITTER: Mejia-Chew C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8134528 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature