Pediatric complex chronic condition system

Pediatric complex chronic condition system
JAMA Open Network; Lisa C. Lindley, PhD, RN; 7/24
The pediatric complex chronic condition (CCC) system is the gold standard in classifying patients younger than 18 years who are seriously ill in pediatric research. Feinstein et al report on the development and comparison of the most recent revision (V3) of the CCC system [which includes] modifications to new, missing, and retired ICD-10-CM and procedure codes. The authors recommend using the newest V3 of the CCC system for research because it incorporates the evolving ICD-10 system. ICD-10 codes are continually being added, deleted, and modified, and the CCC system, which is based on the ICD and procedure codes, needs to keep pace. Feinstein et al are to be commended for their significant effort to update codes, especially ahead of the imminent US transition to the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11).