Estimated Cost of Emergency Sunburn Visits—Validation of ICD-9-CM Search Criteria

Xia, FanJoyce, CaraMostaghimi, Arash2017-08-212017Xia, Fan Di, Cara Joyce, and Arash Mostaghimi. 2017. “Estimated Cost of Emergency Sunburn Visits—Validation of ICD-9-CM Search Criteria.” JAMA Dermatology 153 (6) (June 1): 612. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0252.2168-6068http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:33786911To the Editor We applaud the evaluation by Guy and colleagues of costs for sunburn-associated visits to US emergency departments. Their analysis was performed using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) primary and secondary billing codes for sunburn (692.71, 692.76, and 692.77) in discharge records from the National Emergency Department Sample database.en-USEstimated Cost of Emergency Sunburn Visits—Validation of ICD-9-CM Search CriteriaJournal Article2018-04-1210.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0252