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Table 1 Characteristics of administrative database capturing abortions data in BC

From: Validating abortion procedure coding in Canadian administrative databases

Characteristic

Medical Services Plan (MSP) Payment Information

Discharge Abstract Database

Coverage

Individuals covered by the Medical Services Plan (MSP), BC’s universal insurance program

In-patients and day surgery patients in acute care hospitals in BC

Data

Billing information for all medically required services (both procedure and diagnostic codes)

Data on discharges, transfers and deaths

Provided by

Fee-for-service practitioners

Acute care hospitals

Abortion codes

ICD-9 codes 635.x-638.x

ICD-10-CA code O04

fee item codes 4110-4114, 14545

CCI procedure codes beginning with 5CA.

code 0787