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Table 5 Flagging of 'warning' and invalid codes by ICD Chapter in the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset, 2005/06

From: Development of a validation algorithm for 'present on admission' flagging

   

Invalid flagging

Warning flagging

Chapter

  

N

% Invalid

N

% Warning

Chapter 1

AB

Infectious and parasitic disease

207

1.4%

11

0.1%

Chapter 2

C/D

Neoplasms

258

1.7%

0

0.0%

Chapter 3

part D

Anaemia & other blood diseases

40

0.3%

66

0.8%

Chapter 4

E

Endocrine

2389

16.0%

4854

55.2%

Chapter 5

F

Mental/behavioural

262

1.8%

477

5.4%

Chapter 6

G

Nervous system

199

1.3%

184

2.1%

Chapter 7/8

H

Eye & ear

174

1.2%

64

0.7%

Chapter 9

I

Circulatory system

4242

28.5%

1068

12.1%

Chapter 10

J

Respiratory system

641

4.3%

20

0.2%

Chapter 11

K

Digestive system

1370

9.2%

165

1.9%

Chapter 12

L

Skin

204

1.4%

243

2.8%

Chapter 13

M

Musculoskeletal system

919

6.2%

709

8.1%

Chapter 14

N

Genitourinary system

1542

10.4%

610

6.9%

Chapter 15

O

Pregnancy & childbirth

13

0.1%

5

0.1%

Chapter 16

P

Perinatal

39

0.3%

14

0.2%

Chapter 17

Q

Congenital abnormalities

26

0.2%

0

0.0%

Chapter 18

R

Symptoms NEC

20

0.1%

0

0.0%

Chapter 19

ST

Injuries

2

0.0%

15

0.2%

Chapter 20

U-Y

'External causes' of morbidity

535

3.6%

138

1.6%

Chapter 21

Z

Factors influencing health status

1815

12.2%

157

1.8%

Appendix A

 

Morphology of neoplasms

1

0.0%

0

0.0%

   

14898

100.0%

8800

100.0%