A Multicenter Assessment of the Accuracy of Claims Data in Appendicitis Research
Billing codes have poor sensitivity and PPV for distinguishing complicated from uncomplicated appendicitis. These results have significant implications for how we should interpret data from administrative database studies and construct future analyses. Inaccuracies in billing codes negatively impact hospital reimbursement, with tendency toward underpayment.
Authors
- Frederick Thurston Drake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3191-0950)
- Alex Charboneau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9146-5174)
- Faris Azar
- Brendin R. Beaulieu‐Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1208-8025)
- Swetha Duraiswamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0977-1306)
- Chaitan K. Narsule (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6736-427X)
- Sabrina Elena Sanchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2437-9505)
- David R. Flum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7288-0436)
- Victoria Valdés
- Heather Leigh Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3661-0666)
- Vlad V. Simianu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1255-0221)
- Lauren Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5647-9426)
- Aksel D. Laudon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7232-8595)
- Frank Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-9293)
- Elizabeth Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-0164)
- Kasey Lerner
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Turing Institute (GB)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Virginia Mason Medical Center (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Washington Medical Center (US)
- Financial Research (Hungary) (HU)
- Lahey Medical Center (US)
- Institute for Conflict Research (GB)
- St. Mary's Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006686
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00