Validation of diagnosis codes for pleural diseases and procedure codes for relevant respiratory procedures in a healthcare database in Hong Kong: a single tertiary centre study | Synapse
February 2, 2026Hong Kong Medical Journal0 citationsOpen Access
Validation of diagnosis codes for pleural diseases and procedure codes for relevant respiratory procedures in a healthcare database in Hong Kong: a single tertiary centre study
The aim is to validate clinical diagnosis and procedure codes for pleural diseases in a healthcare database in Hong Kong.
Conducted a validation study at a single tertiary center
Assessing diagnostic and procedural coding accuracy
Involved a comprehensive review of clinical codes
All diagnosis codes were successfully validated
Most procedure codes were also validated
Abstract
This is the first validation study of clinical codes for pleural diseases and related procedures in Hong Kong. All diagnosis codes and most procedure codes were successfully validated.