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ArticleEpilepsia2025

A multihospital, single health system validation of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification coding for status epilepticus in the United States.

Megan MacKenzie, Nathalie Jette, Brian J Johnson, Parul Agarwal, Cristina Schreckinger, Carolina Ferreira-Atuesta, Samantha Townes, Brian Mathew, Ariella Cohen, Sharon Nirenberg and 1 more

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11 authors.

Megan MacKenzieDepartment of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Nathalie JetteDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1351-5866
Brian J JohnsonIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1191-6227
Parul AgarwalDivision of Health Outcomes & Knowledge Translation Research, Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7497-8162
Cristina SchreckingerDepartment of Neurology, St. Mary's Health Care System, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Carolina Ferreira-AtuestaDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Samantha TownesDepartment of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Brian MathewDepartment of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7224-339X
Ariella CohenIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Sharon NirenbergScientific Computing and Data, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Leah J BlankDivision of Health Outcomes & Knowledge Translation Research, Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8719-6752

Funding

Conduits: Mount Sinai Health System Translational Science HubUL1TR004419 · NCATS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Rosalind J Wright · 2022 to 2026
$46.4M
Research Training for the Care of Vulnerable Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias and Other Chronic ConditionsT32AG066598 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Alex D Federman · 2020 to 2026
$2.3M
Seizure, cognitive change and dementia: Understanding the use and safety of anti-seizure medicationsK23AG080163 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Leah Blank · 2023 to 2026
$664k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR004419NIA NIH HHS K23 AG080163NIA NIH HHS T32 AG066598
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Status epilepticus (SE) is a common, life-threatening neurologic emergency. Understanding population-level outcomes after SE requires a validated case definition, yet International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes of SE have not been well-validated in US populations since adoption in 2015. We aimed to determine whether the ICD-10-CM code-based definitions accurately identify SE in the in-hospital setting. The population included all ages (excluding neonates) admitted to a Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) intensive care unit (ICU) in 2019. A data collection form was developed, tested, and used by trained reviewers. Every admission in a random month (November) was reviewed to determine whether all SE cases had at least one code for epilepsy, seizure, or convulsion followed by all charts with an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for seizure/epilepsy/convulsion in 2019. Chart review data were linked to MSHS electronic medical record data. Sensitivity (Sn), specificity (Sp), negative predictive value (NPV), and positive predictive value (PPV) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and Youden index were calculated for ICD-10 coding of SE (G40.xx1 or G40.xx3, as G41 was not adopted in the United States). MSHS had 13 694 ICU admissions in 2019, for which 1851 charts were reviewed and of which 173 were admissions with definite SE. The ICD-10-CM case definition (G40.xx1) has an Sn of 68.7% (95% CI = 61.5-75.8) and Sp of 92.6% (95% CI = 91.4-93.8). PPV was 47.4% (95% CI = 41-53.8), and NPV was 96.8% (95% CI = 95.9-97.6). Youden index was 61.3%. ICD-10-CM coding for SE has high specificity but limited sensitivity. These findings align with SE prevalence studies showing a decrease in prevalence with the change from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM, which may be related to the United States' unique adoption of ICD-10-CM, which did not include the standalone SE code (G41). Our findings emphasize the importance of revision and improvement of coding practices to best represent the prevalence of SE, and of consideration when planning for the next iteration of ICD coding.

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epilepsyICD‐10‐CMstatus epilepticus

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PMCPMC13098506

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