Updating and Validating the Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index to Incorporate ICD-10-CM Diagnostic Codes.
Anthony DolomisiewiczHanifah AliPunyasha RoulYangyuna YangGrant W CannonBrian C SauerJoshua F BakerTed R MikulsKaleb D MichaudBryant R EnglandPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2023)
The newly proposed ICD-10-CM codes for the RDCI generated comparable RDCI scores to those derived from ICD-9-CM codes and are highly predictive of functional status and mortality. The proposed ICD-10-CM codes for the RDCI can be used in rheumatic disease outcomes research spanning the ICD-10-CM era. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.