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. 2023 Jul 21;10:e47084. doi: 10.2196/47084

Table 3.

Performance of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), code (as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case surveillance definition list) and suicide-related chief complaint in detecting cases of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors compared with manual chart abstraction: stratified by Columbia Classification Algorithm of Suicide Assessment categorization (n=600).

Categorization and classification True positive, n (%) False positive, n (%) False negative, n (%) True negative, n (%) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Accuracy (95% CI)
Suicidal ideation

ICD-10-CM: broada 105 (17.5) 98 (16.3) 39 (6.5) 358 (59.7) 0.73 (0.66-0.80) 0.79 (0.75-0.82) 0.77 (0.74-0.81)

ICD-10-CM: strictb 104 (17.3) 87 (14.5) 40 (6.7) 369 (61.5) 0.72 (0.65-0.80) 0.81 (0.77-0.85) 0.76 (0.79-0.82)

CCc,d 73 (12.2) 58 (9.7) 71 (11.8) 398 (66.3) 0.51 (0.43-0.59) 0.87 (0.84-0.90) 0.75 (0.79-0.82)

ICD-10-CM or CCe 118 (19.7) 97 (16.2) 26 (4.3) 359 (59.8) 0.82 (0.76-0.88) 0.79 (0.75-0.82) 0.80 (0.76-0.83)

ICD-10-CM and CCf 60 (10) 49 (8.2) 84 (14) 407 (67.8) 0.42 (0.34-0.50) 0.89 (0.86-0.92) 0.78 (0.75-0.81)
Preparatory acts

ICD-10-CM 35 (5.8) 168 (28) 10 (1.7) 387 (64.5) 0.78 (0.66-0.90) 0.70 (0.66-0.74) 0.70 (0.67-0.74)

CC 23 (3.8) 108 (18) 22 (3.7) 447 (74.5) 0.51 (0.37-0.66) 0.77 (0.81-0.84) 0.78 (0.75-0.82)

ICD-10-CM or CC 36 (6) 179 (29.8) 9 (1.5) 376 (62.7) 0.80 (0.68-0.92) 0.64 (0.68-0.72) 0.69 (0.65-0.72)

ICD-10-CM and CC 20 (3.3) 89 (14.8) 33 (5.5) 458 (76.3) 0.38 (0.25-0.51) 0.81 (0.87-0.84) 0.80 (0.76-0.83)
Suicide attempt

ICD-10-CM 42 (7) 161 (26.8) 11 (1.8) 386 (64.3) 0.79 (0.68-0.90) 0.71 (0.67-0.74) 0.71 (0.68-0.75)

CC 22 (3.7) 109 (18.2) 31 (5.2) 438 (73) 0.42 (0.28-0.55) 0.80 (0.77-0.83) 0.77 (0.73-0.80)

ICD-10-CM or CC 44 (7.3) 181 (30.2) 9 (1.5) 366 (61) 0.83 (0.73-0.93) 0.67 (0.63-0.71) 0.67 (0.63-0.71)

ICD-10-CM and CC 20 (3.3) 89 (14.8) 33 (5.5) 458 (76.3) 0.38 (0.25-0.51) 0.84 (0.81-0.87) 0.80 (0.77-0.83)
Nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior

ICD-10-CM 74 (12.3) 129 (21.5) 35 (5.8) 362 (60.3) 0.68 (0.59-0.77) 0.74 (0.70-0.78) 0.73 (0.69-0.76)

CC 47 (7.8) 84 (14) 62 (10.3) 407 (67.8) 0.43 (0.34-0.52) 0.83 (0.80-0.86) 0.76 (0.72-0.79)

ICD-10-CM or CC 81 (13.5) 134 (22.3) 28 (4.7) 357 (59.5) 0.74 (0.66-0.83) 0.73 (0.69-0.77) 0.69 (0.73-0.77)

ICD-10-CM and CC 37 (6.2) 72 (12) 71 (11.8) 420 (70) 0.34 (0.25-0.43) 0.82 (0.85-0.88) 0.73 (0.76-0.80)

aThe entire Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case surveillance definition International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification, code list was used.

bOnly the ICD-10-CM code for suicidal ideation (R45.81) was used.

cCC: chief complaint.

dCC refers to suicide-related chief complaints

dCases classified as self-injurious thoughts and behaviors if either a suicide-related ICD-10-CM code or a suicide-related CC was present (either affirmed).

eCases classified as self-injurious thoughts and behaviors if both a suicide-related ICD-10-CM code and a suicide-related CC were present (both affirmed).