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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 29.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 Nov 16;4(2):100530. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100530

Appendix 1.

Comorbidities with ICD-CM codes for predicting SMM and non-transfusion SMM in administrative data.

Comorbidity ICD-9-CM ICD-10-CM
Anemia, preexistinga 280.0, 280.1, 280.9, 285.9, 280.8, 281, 282.0, 282.1, 282.3, 282.40, 282.41, 282.43, 282.44, 282.45, 282.46, 282.47, 282.49, 282.5, 282.60, 282.61, 282.63, 282.68, 282.7, 282.8, 282.9, 284, 285, 648.20, 648.21, 648.22, 628.23 O99.01, O99.02, D50, D55, D56, D58, D59, D57.1, D57.20, D57.3, D57.40, D57.80
Asthma, acute or moderate-severe 493 O99.5, J45.21, J45.22, J45.31, J45.32, J45.4, J45.5, J45.901, J45.902
Bleeding disorder, preexistingc 286.0–286.5, 286.7 287 D66, D67, D68.0-D68.6, D69
BMI (kg/m2) at delivery 40 or greaterd Birth certificate - use code 278.01 if birth certificate not available Birth certificate – use Z68.4, E66.01, E66.2 if birth certificate not available
Cardiac disease, preexisting 394–397, 402–405, 412–414, 416.2, 416.8, 416.9, 428.22, 428.23, 428.32, 428.33, 428.42, 428.43, 745, 746, 648.5, 648.60648.63, 426, 427.0–427.4, 427.6–427.9 I05-I09, I11-I13, I15, I16, I20, I25, I27.8, I30-I41, I44-I49, I50.22, I50.23, I50.32, I50.33, I50.42, I50.43, I50.812, I50.813 O99.41, O99.42, Q20-Q24
Chronic hypertension 401–405, 642.0–642.2, 642.7 O10, O11, I10
Chronic renal disease 581–583, 585, 587, 588, 753, 250.4 249.4, 710.0 O26.83, I12, I13, N03-N05, N07, N08, N11.1, N11.8, N11.9, N18, N25.0, N25.1, N25.81, N25.89, N25.9, N26.9
Connective tissue or autoimmune disease 710, 714, 279.4 M30-M36
Gastrointestinal diseasee 539, 555–558, 570–579, 564, 646.7 K50-K52, K70-K77, K80-K83, K85-K87, K94, K95, O26.6
Gestational diabetes mellitus 648.8 O24.4
HIV or AIDS 042, V08 O98.7, B20
Major mental health disorderf 295–298, 300.0, 300.21, 300.22, 300.3, 300.4, 301, 309 F06, F20-F25, F28-F34, F39, F40.0, F41, F43, F53, F60
Maternal age 35 y or older Birth certificate/Discharge record Birth certificate/Discharge record
Neuromuscular diseaseg 345, 358 G40, G70
Placental abruption 641.2 O45
Placenta accreta spectrumh Use algorithm: no uterine rupture (665.0, 665.10, 665.11) PLUS (placenta previa (641.0, 641.1) or retained placenta (666.0, 667.x)) PLUS hysterectomy (PR 68.3–68.9) O43.213, O43.223, O43.233
Placenta previa, complete or partial 641.01, 641.11 O44.03, O44.13, O44.23, O44.33
Preeclampsia with severe features 642.5 O14.1, O14.2, O11
Preeclampsia without severe features or gestational hypertension 642.3, 642.4, 642.7 O13, O14.0, O14.9
Preexisting diabetes mellitus 250, 648.0 E08-E13, O24.0, O24.1, O24.3, O24.8, O24.9, Z79.4
Preterm birth (less than 37 wk) Birth certificate (644.21 if not available) Z3A.20-Z3A.36
Previous cesarean birth 654.2 O34.21
Pulmonary hypertension 416.0, 416.8, 416.9 I27.0, I27.2
Substance use disorder 291, 303, 304, 305, 648.30, 648.31, 648.32, 648.33 F10-F19, O99.31, O99.32
Thyrotoxicosis 242 E05
Twin or multiple pregnancy 651, V27.2-V27.7 O30, O31, Z37.2-Z37.7
Uterine fibroidsb 218, 654.1 D25, O34.1

All parent codes subsume child codes (e.g., 493 means 493.xx)

a

Revised from Leonard et al.8 to restrict to present on admission codes

b

Revised to include these two comorbidities, which were statistically significant in variable importance analyses for SMM.

c

Revised to exclude D68.8, D68.9 (could indicate DIC, an SMM indicator) and to restrict to present on admission codes.

d

Revised to include E66.01, E66.2 (severe obesity)

e

Revised to exclude O99.6, K00-K46, K55-K68, K80-K84, K90-K92 (found to be capturing non-relevant gastrointestinal diseases)

f

Revised to exclude O99.34 and include F06, F40.0, F41, F43, F53, F60 (revised codes to follow Veteran’s Administration recommendations for ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding of psychotic disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment reactions, generalized anxiety, and panic disorders.41 Generalized anxiety and panic disorders conferred similar risk of the outcomes as the other disorders.)

g

Revised to exclude O99.35

h

Codes are PAS are not available in ICD-9-CM. Therefore, the ICD-9-CM algorithm follows the approach developed by Creanga et al.42 to identify PAS using ICD-9-CM. We found the PAS rate to be approximately 2 per 10,000 with that approach, and 11 per 10,000 with the ICD-10-CM approach in their respective time groups. Also revised from Leonard et al.8 to include only PAS if indicated in the third trimester