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ArticleJournal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases2025

Accuracy and Performance Characteristics of Administrative Codes for the Diagnosis of Autoinflammatory Syndromes: A Discovery and Validation Study.

Saeyun Lee, Sujin Kim, Suzanne Segerstrom, Polly J Ferguson, Aleksander Lenert

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Saeyun LeeFrom the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.ORCID 0009-0007-5032-2787
Sujin KimUniversity of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Suzanne SegerstromOregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
Polly J FergusonFrom the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Aleksander LenertFrom the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.ORCID 0000-0003-2129-3263

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Investigating Disease Activity, Bone Damage and Interleukin-1 Genes in Adult SAPHO Syndrome and Chronic Nonbacterial OsteomyelitisK23AR082966 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Aleksander Lenert · 2023 to 2026
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NIAMS NIH HHS K23 AR082966
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Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate and validate the accuracy and performance characteristics of administrative codes in diagnosing autoinflammatory syndromes (AISs).

methodsWe identified potential AIS patients from the electronic medical records at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics and the Stead Family Children's Hospital using a screening filter based on the 10th edition of the International Classification of Diseases ( ICD-10 ) codes and interleukin-1 antagonists. Diagnostic criteria for adult-onset Still disease, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Behçet disease (BD), familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS), and SAPHO (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis) syndrome and chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (SAPHO-CNO) were reviewed for each patient. Patients who did not meet the diagnostic criteria were categorized as non-AIS. In this cross-sectional study, we calculated the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the ICD codes in diagnosing AIS.

resultsOut of the 502 patients with potential AIS, 338 patients (67%) had a true AIS diagnosis. Sensitivity ranged from 80% (SAPHO-CNO) to 100% (BD and FMF), and positive predictive value ranged from 15% (FMF) to 80% (SAPHO-CNO). Specificity ranged from 81% (FMF) to 99% (CAPS and SAPHO-CNO), whereas negative predictive value ranged from 98% (adult-onset Still disease) to 100% (systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, BD, FMF, and CAPS). All ICD codes or code combinations for the diagnosis of specific AIS subtypes showed high accuracy with areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve ≥0.89.

conclusionsThis study validated the accuracy of administrative codes for diagnosing AIS, supporting their use in constructing AIS cohorts for clinical outcomes research.

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Hereditary Autoinflammatory DiseasesInternational Classification of DiseasesAdolescentAdultChildCross-Sectional StudiesElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHumansMaleROC CurveSensitivity and Specificity

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PMCPMC12109933

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