Table 4.
Number of Herpes Zoster - related medical encounters (visits) and proportion of HZ diagnoses (ICD-9-CM codes), 2007-2010
| ICD-9-CM codes (Description) |
Number of medical visits (proportion %) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hospital admissions |
Outpatient* |
||
| ICD-9-CM1st-9th | ICD-9-CM1st-2nd | ||
| 053.9 (Herpes zoster without complications) |
812 (55.50) |
328 (53.52) |
70816 (36.93) |
| 0.53.19 (Herpes zoster with other nervous system complications) |
330 (22.63 |
94 (14.85) |
3326 (1.73) |
| 053.79 (Herpes zoster with other specified complications) |
61 (4.17) |
46 (7.27) |
532 (0.28) |
| 053.20 (Herpes zoster with ophthalmic complications) |
51 (3.49) |
28 (4.42) |
7313 (0.38) |
| 053.29 (Herpes zoster with other ophthalmic complications) |
50 (3.42) |
28 (4.42) |
312 (0.16) |
| 053.12 (Postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia) |
45 (3.08) |
20 (3.16) |
4729 (2.47) |
| 053.13 (Postherpetic polyneuropathy) |
32 (2.19) |
10 (1.58) |
1821 (0.95) |
| 053.11 (Geniculate herpes zoster) |
29 (1.98) |
19 (3.02) |
496 (0.26) |
| 053.8 (Herpes zoster with unspecified complications) |
27 (1.85) |
21 (3.43) |
663 (0.35) |
| 053 (Herpes Zoster without specification) |
0 |
0 |
94950 (49.52) |
| Other |
56 (3.82) |
39 (6.16) |
6778 (3.54) |
| Total (medical visits under HZ ICD-9-CM codes / number of patients) | 1463/1458 | 633/613 | 191736 (85586) |
Outpatient: * includes HZ ICD-9-CM codifications (053.0-053.9) for all medical visits.