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Table 5. Use of E codes in the AHRQ Quality Indicators, Version 3.1
National Healthcare Quality Report, 2008
Table 5. Use of E codes in the AHRQ Quality Indicators, Version 3.1
| PSI or PDI * | Codes used for defining the numerator | Codes used for defining exclusions |
|---|
| E codes | Similar ICD-9-CM codes | E codes | Similar ICD-9-CM codes |
|---|
| PSI 1 | E8551, E8763, E938n | 9681-9684, 9687 | Self-inflicted injury (E95nn) | None |
PSI 5 PSI 21 PDI 3 | E8710—E8719 | 9984, 9987 | None | None |
| PSI 8 | None | None | Self-inflicted injury (E95nn); Poisoning (E85nn, E86nn, E951n, E952n, E962nn, E980n-E982n) | 9600-9799 |
PSI 15 PSI 25 PDI 1 | E8700—E8709 | 9982 | None | None |
PSI 16 PSI 26 PDI 13 | E8760 | 9996-9997 | None | None |
* All other PSIs and PDIs do not use E codes.
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Internet Citation: Table 5. Use of E codes in the AHRQ Quality Indicators, Version 3.1: National Healthcare Quality Report, 2008.
March 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr08/methods/HCUPtabb5.html