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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-radiation_research.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Part B (outpatient and carrier) claims us-
ing Healthcare Common Procedure Cod-
ing System (HCPCS) codes … West 15.1 14.7 14.9 14.9
State Assistance
No 93.8 93.8 93.1 93.4
Yes 6.2 6.2 6.9 6.6
Table 2: Codes … receipt of radiation therapy and surgery in
outpatient and carrier claims
Type of Therapy HCPCS/CPT Codes … receiving postoperative radiation.
3
Types of Prostate Radiation • # 16 • Data Points
Patients with codes … classified type of radical prostatectomy as
minimally invasive or open if they had claims with select HCPCS codes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/standardized-library-depression-white-paper.pdf
May 01, 2020 - Reasons for
differences may include:
Different use cases
+/- inclusion of retired codes
… Different groups find different codes
Drug class ambiguities
+/- inclusion on non-billable ICD … codes
Lack of intensional rules makes comparison difficult
o eCQMs are based on the National Quality … However, in many cases, standard codes
and value sets for the validated instruments recommended by the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/standardized-library-depression-white-paper.pdf
May 01, 2020 - Reasons for
differences may include:
Different use cases
+/- inclusion of retired codes
… Different groups find different codes
Drug class ambiguities
+/- inclusion on non-billable ICD … codes
Lack of intensional rules makes comparison difficult
o eCQMs are based on the National Quality … However, in many cases, standard codes
and value sets for the validated instruments recommended by the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/echocardiography_research.pdf
May 01, 2014 - 93016-93016 Exercise portion of echocardiography stress test
HCPCS codes Q9955-Q9963 Echocardiography … contrast agent
HCPCS codes 76376-76377 3D rendering of ultrasound on an independent work-
station … For
these years, we describe trends in
echocar-diography services (see Table 1
for service codes) … Service categories
Base, Add-on, and Associated Services: Service category codes and
definitions are … Place of service codes for professional claims.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/exposure-definition-and-measurement_chapter-4.pptx
January 01, 2013 - One code or multiple codes? Variable code types? … Consideration of single or multiple codes is necessary and, if there are multiple codes, knowing if they … Multiple codes may each reliably identify exposure to the procedure, but using only one may be insufficient … One set of codes may be useful if using hospital billing data, while another may be useful for physician … It is important to avoid broad lists of codes in order to minimize exposure misclassification.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/erythropoiesis-stimulating-agents-utilization_research.pdf
February 01, 2011 - into four mutually exclusive and exhaus-
tive groups: (1) beneficiaries without KD
(those with no KD codes … four mutually exclusive and exhaustive groups:
(1) cancer only (beneficiaries with cancer but no KD codes … procedure, Current Procedural Terminology
(CPT ), and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes … ICD-9 diagnosis, ICD-9 procedure, HCPCS, and CPT codes used to
identify cancer are available from the … The HCPCS codes used for identifying ESA treatment are available from the
authors.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-218-osteoporosis-fracture-prevention-evidence-summary.pdf
April 01, 2019 - risks appeared higher for radiologically
confirmed AFF than for cases defined only
by diagnostic codes … yr (mean) and
≥6 yr
534 adults >60 yr with
nonhip fracture (90%
women)
ST or FS fracture DX
codes … no
osteoporosis drug
general population
controls from national
database
ST or FS fracture DX
codes … women aged
>65 yr from national
primary practice
database (case-control)
ST or FS fracture DX
codes … observational
study49
>3 yr
4,097 Medicare
beneficiaries (97%
women)
ST or FS fracture DX
codes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-databases-methods_research.pdf
May 01, 2008 - ................................................................... 11
Appendix: Dementia ICD-9-CM Codes … Measurements: ADRD was identified by ICD-9 codes in Medicare claims and self/proxy
reports. … The Appendix table provides a
summary of ICD-9-CM dementia codes used in the study. … (claims record up to 9
codes). … Vascular dementia
was defined as ICD codes 290.4x.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medicare-utilization-seniors_research.pdf
June 01, 2012 - procedure code and Berenson-Egg-
ers type of service (BETOS) for the pro-
cedure.7 CMS developed BETOS codes … These
codes are added to each line item during
processing. … Evaluation and Management
Codes (E&M) are identified by BETOS
codes beginning with M. … Procedures are
identified by BETOS codes beginning
with P. … We classified procedure codes not
beginning with P or M as “Other Part B
Services.”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-machine-learning-screening.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Focused Codes and Supporting Quotes for the Properties of Each Tool
1
Introduction
There … One researcher (AG) initially read the text and applied one or more codes to
each line. … Next, the researcher identified the most significant and frequent codes, combined
similar codes, and … renamed the categories of codes. … Appendix E includes focused codes and participant quotes for each property.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dcis-mri-utilization_research.pdf
August 01, 2012 - We used
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes 76093, 76094, 77058,
77059, and Health Care Common … Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
codes C8903-C8908 to identify claims for MRI in the Part B claims … Urban/rural: We defined urban/rural status using the 2003 Rural/
Urban Continuum Codes from Economic … one month in 2007 using the State Reported Dual
Eligible Status Code monthly indicator variables (codes … ERS/USDA briefing room - measuring
rurality: rural-urban continuum codes. 2004.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medicare-eligible-disabled_research.pdf
June 01, 2011 - service (BETOS) for the procedure.13
The Centers for Medicare and Medic-
aid Services developed BETOS codes … These
codes are added to each line item during
processing. … Evaluation and Management
codes (E&M) are identified by BETOS
codes beginning with M. … Procedures are
identified by BETOS codes beginning
with P. … We classified procedure codes not
beginning with P or M as “Other Part B
Services.”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypertension-drugs-utilization_research.pdf
January 25, 2011 - if they had one or more claims with
International Classification of Diseases,
9th revision (ICD-9) codes … : Oral prescriptions of anti-
hypertensive drugs (see Table 2) were
identified using National Drug Codes … Beneficiaries with hypertension were
determined to have diabetes if they had
one or more claims with ICD-9 codes … Beneficiary Zip Codes of residence, as
of December 31st of the given year,
were extracted from the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-d-opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-2.xlsx
September 30, 2015 - Tramadol users (440)
B: Tramadol non-users (880) NR Review of electronic medical records, ICD-9 CM codes … 146.08 (SD 735.53) vs. 142.13 (SD 114.96) vs. 125.51 (SD 103.08) vs. 103.46 (SD 76.49) ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes … Nonwhite ranges: 3.1% to 3.5%
Female ranges: 70% to 72.9% Adverse events identified from diagnosis codes … ≥45 cumulative days' worth within a 90-day period
Diagnosis of adverse events using CPT and/or ICD codes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/white-paper-lumbar-spondylolisthesis.pdf
March 01, 2021 - Reasons for differences may include:
Different use cases
+/- inclusion of retired codes
Different … groups find different codes
Drug class ambiguities
+/- inclusion on non-billable ICD codes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-lumbar-spondylolisthesis.pdf
March 01, 2021 - Reasons for differences may include:
Different use cases
+/- inclusion of retired codes
Different … groups find different codes
Drug class ambiguities
+/- inclusion on non-billable ICD codes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antipsychotic-medicine-cardiovascular-elderly_research.pdf
February 01, 2009 - Hospitalization with ICD-9 diagnoses22 (in the
principal or secondary position) or DRG23 codes for … Diagnostic codes for pneumonia plus prescription for an antibiotic
medication.28
Other serious bacterial … We employed ICD-9 diagnostic codes, CPT procedure codes29, DRG
hospitalization codes, and medication … Birman-Deych E, Waterman AD, Yan Y,
Nilasena DS, Radford MJ, Gage
BF.Accuracy of ICD-9-CM codes for
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-drugs-utilization_research.pdf
March 01, 2011 - diabetes if he or she had two or more
claims with International Classification
of Diseases (ICD-9) codes … consistent
with diabetes or at least one inpatient
claim with ICD-9 codes consistent
with diabetes … Diagnostic codes were identified in
the CWF. … Definition of Antidiabetic
Medications Used
Medications were identified using
National Drug Codes (
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pilot-projects-supplementing-white-paper.pdf
December 01, 2024 - requirements, such as standardized clinical terminology and
consistent use of diagnostic and procedure codes … System (LHS)
Data
Repository
• Created list of hip fracture diagnosis (ICD-9 or
10) and procedure codes … (ICD and CPT); cross-
checked applicable codes with CCW** hip
fracture algorithm … developed
project-specific flat files on Academic Health
center secure server from EHR based on
codes … requirements,
incorporate clinical terminology standards such as Logical Observation Identifiers Names and
Codes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-lung-cancer.pdf
August 01, 2021 - 2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.2319)
o Reasons for differences may include:
Different use cases
+/- inclusion of retired codes … Different groups find different codes
+/- inclusion on non-billable ICD codes
Lack of intensional