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. 2012 Sep 27;20(2):332–341. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001117

Table 4.

Top 10 ICD-9 code pairs based on temporal p value (≥1 day apart)

Initial code (A)→subsequent code (B)
Description (code A) Description (code B) Association χ2 Association p value Association OR Temporal p value
Previous c-section, antepartum (654.23) Previous c-section, delivered (654.21) 643843.5 <5×10−324 2281.5 <5×10−324
Bladder cancer (188.9) History of bladder cancer (V10.51) 554337.8 <5×10−324 6004.6 <5×10−324
Normal delivery (650) Delivery of single liveborn (V27.0) 551713.8 <5×10−324 253.9 <5×10−324
Unspecified breast disorder (611.9) Screening for unspecified condition (V82.9) 443371.9 <5×10−324 442.1 <5×10−324
Second degree perineal laceration, delivered (664.11) Routine postpartum follow-up (V24.2) 388083.8 <5×10−324 330.8 <5×10−324
Unspecified neoplasm of eyelid (173.1) Unspecified disorder of eyelid (374.89) 385374.2 <5×10−324 1074.2 <5×10−324
Malignant neoplasm of female breast (174.9) History of malignant breast cancer (V10.3) 375502.6 <5×10−324 549.9 <5×10−324
Allergic rhinitis due to pollen (477.0) Allergic rhinitis due to animal hair (477.2) 368401.3 <5×10−324 705.2 <5×10−324
Chronic kidney disease (585) Complication of kidney transplant (996.81) 367000.7 <5×10−324 554.1 <5×10−324
Symptoms associated with female genital organs (625.8) Abnormal pap smear and cervical human papillomavirus (795.0) 287914.0 <5×10−324 202.3 <5×10−324

ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.