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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 31.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2022 Jan 28;67(10):4695–4701. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07367-7

Table 2:

Performance of ICD-10 Codes and Medications for the Identification of Persons with Any Ascites

Codes/Medications Cohort Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) PPV (95% CI) NPV (95% CI)
R18.8 Cohort 1
Retrospective compensated cirrhosis
57.6% (44.8% - 69.7%) 75.0% (64.1% - 84.0%) 87.5% (82.0% - 91.5%) 36.0% (29.9% - 44.1%)
Cohort 2
Prospective Child A5-B7 cirrhosis
47.1% (22.9% - 72.2%) 95.6% (85.2% - 99.5%) 82.3% (52.2% - 95.2%) 80.8% (72.8% - 86.9%)
Cohort 3
Retrospective liver transplant evaluation
40.4% (27.0% - 54.9%) 100.0% (83.1%, 100%) 100.0% 39.2% (34.0% - 44.6%)
Any ascites code (K70.3, R18.8, K70.11, K71.51) Cohort 1
Retrospective compensated cirrhosis
68.2% (55.5% - 79.1%) 63.7% (52.2% −74.2%) 85.1% (80.4% - 88.9%) 39.6% (30.8 – 49.2%)
Cohort 2
Prospective Child A5-B7 cirrhosis
52.9% (27.8% - 77.0%) 93.7% (82.8% - 98.7%) 78.4% (52.6% - 92.2%) 82.3% (73.6% - 88.5%)
Cohort 3
Retrospective liver transplant evaluation
58.5% (44.1% - 71.8%) 100.0% (82.3%, 100%) 100.0% 46.3% (38.5% - 54.3%)
Loop Cohort 1
Retrospective compensated cirrhosis
80.3% (68.7% - 89.1%) 55.0% (43.5% - 66.1%) 84.4% (80.6% - 87.7%) 47.8% (35.1% - 60.7%)
Cohort 2
Prospective Child A5-B7 cirrhosis
82.3% (56.6% - 96.2%) 89.1% (76.4% - 96.3%) 76.4% (57.9% - 88.4%) 92.2% (80.7% - 97.0%)
Cohort 3
Retrospective liver transplant evaluation
90.4% (78.9% - 96.8%) 85.0% (62.1% - 96.8%) 94.0% (84.6% - 97.8%) 77.3% (59.1% - 88.9%)
K-sparing Cohort 1
Retrospective compensated cirrhosis
71.2% (58.7% - 81.7%) 57.5% (45.9% - 68.5%) 83.6% (79.1% - 87.3%) 39.6% (30.0% - 50.0%)
Cohort 2
Prospective Child A5-B7 cirrhosis
82.3% (56.5% - 96.2%) 93.5% (82.1% - 98.6%) 84.4% (63.9% - 94.3%) 92.5% (81.5% - 97.2%)
Cohort 3
Retrospective liver transplant evaluation
78.8% (65.3% - 88.9%) 90.0% (68.3% - 98.7%) 95.3% (84.5% - 98.7%) 62.1% (48.7% - 73.8%)
Loop+ K-sparing Cohort 1
Retrospective compensated cirrhosis
62.1%
(49.3% - 73.8%)
(49.34% - 73.78%)
66.2% (54.8% −76.4%) 84.9% (79.6% - 88.9%) 36.5% (28.9% - 44.8%)
Cohort 2
Prospective Child A5-B7 cirrhosis
82.3% (56.6% - 96.2%) 93.0% (80.9% - 98.5%) 83.5% (62.4% - 93.9%) 92.5% (81.4% - 97.1%)
Cohort 3
Retrospective liver transplant evaluation
75.0% (61.0% - 85.9%) 95.0% (75.1% - 99.9%) 97.5% (85.1% - 99.6%) 59.4% (47.4%, 70.3%)
Loop + K-sparing + Code Cohort 1
Retrospective compensated cirrhosis
42.4% (30.3% - 55.2%) 83.7% (73.8% - 91.0%) 88.8% (81.8% - 93.4%) 32.3% (27.5% - 37.5%)
Cohort 2
Prospective Child A5-B7 cirrhosis
52.9% (27.8% - 77.0%) 93.5% (82.1% - 98.6%) 77.7% (51.6% - 91.9%) 82.2% (73.6% - 88.5%)
Cohort 3
Retrospective liver transplant evaluation
39.2% (25.8% - 53.9%) 100.0% (83.9%, 100.0%) 100.0% 40.4% 35.2% - 45.8%

NP = negative predictive value, PPV = positive predictive value.