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icd9 (version 0.5)

icd9DecimalToParts: convert decimal-form ICD-9 code to major and minor parts

Description

convert decimal-form ICD-9 code to major and minor parts

Usage

icd9DecimalToParts(icd9Decimal, minorEmpty = "",
  invalidAction = icd9InvalidActions)

Arguments

icd9Decimal
character vector of ICD-9 codes. If fewer than five characters is given in a code, then the digits are greedily assigned to hundreds, then tens, then units, before the decimal parts. E.g. "10" becomes "010", not "0010"
minorEmpty
vector of length one, to be used in place of minor part of zero. Defaults to ""
invalidAction
character string (unit length) containing one of: "ignore", "silent", "warn", "stop"

- ignore no check for validity of ICD-9 code is made implicitly. This is the fastest option. If the function call is explicitly to check validity, e