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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2023 Jul 4;32(11):1290–1298. doi: 10.1002/pds.5662

Table 3:

The unweighted positive predictive value (PPV) for individual ICD 9 and ICD10 fracture codes Highlighted ICD codes were removed in modified algorithm

Code Diagnosis N charts by algorithm True Fracture Episode PPV (95% CI)*
ICD 9
733.1 Pathologic Fracture 14 12 86 (59,97)
733.8 Malunion and nonunion of fracture 16 2 12 (2,38)
801 Fracture of base of skull. 2 1 50 (10,90)
802 Fracture of face bones 17 14 82 (58,94)
804 Multiple fractures involving skull or face with other bones 1 1 100 (17,100)
805 Fracture of vertebral column without mention of spinal cord injury 12 9 75 (46,91)
806 Fracture of vertebral column with spinal cord injury 13 7 54 (29,77)
807 Fracture of rib(s) sternum larynx and trachea 15 14 93 (68,100)
808 Fracture of pelvis 16 9 56 (33,77)
810 Fracture of clavicle 16 15 94 (69,100)
811 Fracture of scapula 12 9 75 (46,91)
812 Fracture of humerus 15 14 93 (68,100)
813 Fracture of radius and ulna 16 15 94 (69,100)
814 Fracture of carpal bone(s) 16 12 75 (50,90)
815 Fracture of metacarpal bone(s) 13 11 85 (56,97)
816 Fracture of one or more phalanges of hand 16 15 94 (69,100)
817 Multiple fractures of hand bones 1 1 100 (17,100)
819 Multiple fractures involving both upper limbs and upper limb with rib(s) and sternum 1 0 0 (0,83)
820 Fracture of neck of femur 15 9 60 (36,80)
821 Fracture of other and unspecified parts of femur 13 11 85 (56,97)
822 Fracture of patella 14 10 71 (45,88)
823 Fracture of tibia and fibula 14 9 64 (39,84)
824 Fracture of ankle 12 8 67 (39,86)
825 Fracture of one or more tarsal and metatarsal bones 17 12 71 (47,87)
826 Fracture of one or more phalanges of foot 13 12 92 (64,100)
827 Other multiple and ill-defined fractures of lower limb 2 1 50 (10,90)
829 Fracture of unspecified bones 15 11 73 (48,89)
E887** Fracture, cause unspecified. 11 11 100 (69,100)
ICD 10
M484 Fatigue fracture of vertebra 3 3 100 (38,100)
M80 Osteoporosis with pathological fracture 5 5 100 (51,100)
M84 Disorder of continuity of bone 12 8 67 (39,86)
S02 Fracture of skull and facial bones 9 6 67 (35,88)
S12 Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck 10 9 90 (57,100)
S22 Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine 15 14 93 (68,100)
S32 Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis 14 10 71 (45,88)
S42 Fracture of shoulder and upper arm 14 11 79 (52,93)
S49 Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm 9 2 22 (6,56)
S52 Fracture of forearm 12 11 92 (62,100)
S59 Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm 11 5 45 (21,72)
S62 Fracture at wrist and hand level 12 9 75 (46,91)
S72 Fracture of femur 12 11 92 (62,100)
S79 Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh 2 0 0 (0,71)
S82 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle 10 10 100 (67,100)
S89 Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg 10 3 30 (11,61)
S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle 10 8 80 (48,95)
S99 Other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot 13 3 23 (8,51)
*

Wilson confidence intervals were used for the positive predictive values confidence intervals.

**

Although high PPV all were in Outpatient second position, this code was selectively added back to modified algorithm