Positive Predictive Value of COVID-19 ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes Across Calendar Time and Clinical Setting.

Kristine E LynchBenjamin ViernesElise GatsbyScott L DuvallBarbara E JonesTamára L BoxCraig KreislerMakoto Jones

Published in: Clinical epidemiology (2021)

The PPV of ICD-10 code U07.1 is low, especially in outpatient settings. Directed training may improve accuracy of coding to levels that are deemed adequate for future use in surveillance efforts.

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