Table 3 The 10 most frequent admission diagnoses among patients with diagnostic discrepancy
Discharge diagnosis | ICD-10 code | Admission diagnosis | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Hip fracture | Z03.9 | Observation for suspected disease or condition, unspecified | 339 (14.69) |
S70.0 | Contusion of hip | 190 (8.23) | |
Z03.8 | Observation for other suspected diseases and conditions | 120 (5.20) | |
Z47.8 | Other specified orthopaedic follow-up care | 79 (3.42) | |
Z04.9 | Examination and observation for unspecified reason | 60 (2.69) | |
S32.5 | Fracture of pubis | 43 (1.86) | |
J18.9 | Pneumonia, unspecified | 41 (1.78) | |
R52.9 | Pain, unspecified | 39 (1.69) | |
E86.9 | Dehydration | 38 (1.65) | |
Erysipelas | Z03.9 | Observation for suspected disease or condition, unspecified | 784 (24.45) |
Z03.8 | Observation for other suspected diseases and conditions | 245 (7.64) | |
A41.9 | Sepsis, unspecified | 154 (4.80) | |
A26.9 | Erysipeloid, unspecified | 109 (3.40) | |
R50.9 | Fever, unspecified | 107 (3.34) | |
Z04.9 | Examination and observation for unspecified reason | 79 (2.46) | |
A49.9 | Bacterial infection, unspecified | 79 (2.46) | |
E86.9 | Dehydration | 73 (2.28) | |
J18.9 | Pneumonia, unspecified | 67 (2.09) | |
M76.9 | Enthesopathy of lower limb, unspecified | 50 (1.56) |