What to know
- VEHSS includes indicators of cataract treatment from survey self-report, payment claims in administrative claims databases, and medical record information in the IRIS Registry of electronic health records (EHR).
- VEHSS reports the percent of diagnosed cataract patients who received at least one included treatment during the year of observation.
- Claims and EHR-based prevalence estimates are based on a denominator of cataract patients who had a visit that included a cataract diagnosis. Prevalence from self-report surveys are based on a denominator of all respondents in the sample.
Self-report: ever had cataract surgery
The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) include questions asking whether the respondent ever had cataract surgery.
Dataset
Description
Question Text
Variable name(s)
Sample
Response options
NHANES
Percentage of people who had a cataract operation
{Have you/Has SP} ever had a cataract operation?
VIQ070, VIQ071
Ages 20-150
1 Yes, 2 No, 7 Don’t know / Not sure, 9 Refused
NHIS – Adult Module
Percentage of adults who ever had cataract surgery
Have you ever had cataract surgery?
VIMCSURG
Ages 18+ ever had cataracts
1 Yes, 2 No, 7 Refused, 9 Don’t know
Cataract surgery procedure
VEHSS reports the percentage of people with diagnosed cataract who had a treatment claim in claims and IRIS Registry EHR data among patients with a diagnosis of cataract anytime during the year of observation. Cataract surgery is based on the following procedure codes:
Included Procedures
Procedure Codes
Procedures related to cataract surgery
66820, 66821, 66830, 66840, 66850, 66852, 66920, 66930, 66940, 66982, 66983, 66984, 66985, 66986, 66987, 66988, 66989, 66991, S0596, V2630, V2631, V2632, V2787, V2788