Table 3 Association between diagnostic code position and identification of hypoglycemia
From: Validation of ICD-9-CM coding algorithm for improved identification of hypoglycemia visits
Total confirmed hypoglycemia cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICD-9-CM position | n (%) | 250.8x | 251.20 | 962.30 | Other |
1st | 319 (73) | 287 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
2nd | 85 (19) | 55 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
3rd | 21 (5) | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
4th or higher | 11 (3) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 436 | 363 | 56 | 13 | 4 |