Administrative coding methods impact surgical site infection rates.
Mohammed A AlsuhaibaniMohammed A AlzunitanKyle E JennMichael B EdmondAngelique M DainsStephanie A HolleyMary E KuklaOluchi J AbosiHolly M MeachamDaniel J DiekemaJorge L SalinasPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
We performed a retrospective analysis of the impact of using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision procedure coding system (ICD-10) or current procedural terminology (CPT) codes to calculate surgical site infection (SSI) rates. Denominators and SSI rates vary depending on the coding method used. The coding method used may influence interhospital performance comparisons.