Validity of Administrative Coding for Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

• Published in: Journal of neuro-ophthalmology Vol. 44; no. 3; p. 342
• Main Authors: Hamedani, Ali G, Kim, Dale S, Chaitanuwong, Pareena, Gonzalez, Lizbeth A, Moss, Heather E, DeLott, Lindsey B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Clinical Coding - standards; Female; Humans; Incidence; International Classification of Diseases; Male; Middle Aged; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - diagnosis; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - epidemiology; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; United States - epidemiology; United States

Administrative claims have been used to study the incidence and outcomes of nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), but the validity of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes for identifying NAION has not been examined. We identified patients at 3 academic centers who receiv...