Primary Biliary Cholangitis in Medicare Population: The Impact on Mortality and Resource Use
Mehmet Sayiner, Pegah Golabi, Maria Stepanova, Issah Younossi, Fatema Nader, Andrei Racila, Zobair M. Younossi – 17 July 2018 – Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a disease of small bile ducts, which can lead to morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to assess recent trends in mortality and healthcare use of PBC patients in the Medicare program. Data from Medicare beneficiaries between 2005 and 2015 (5% random samples) were used. The diagnosis of PBC was established with International Classification of Diseases‐9 code 571.6 used for both primary and secondary diagnoses.