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A prior prediction model and corresponding point-based score were developed using nonimaging parameters to diagnose AP in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objective<\/jats:title>To evaluate the performance of the prediction model to diagnose AP in a prospective patient cohort.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>This prospective diagnostic study included consecutive adult patients presenting to the ED between January 1, 2020, and March 9, 2021, at 2 large academic medical centers in the northeastern US with serum lipase levels at least 3\u2009times the upper limit of normal. Patients transferred from outside institutions or with malignant disease and established intra-abdominal metastases, acute trauma, or altered mentation were excluded. Data were analyzed from October 15 to October 23, 2023.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposures<\/jats:title>Participants were assigned scores for initial serum lipase level, number of prior AP episodes, prior cholelithiasis, abdominal surgery within 2 months, presence of epigastric pain, pain of worsening severity, duration from pain onset to presentation, and pain level at ED presentation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcome and Measures<\/jats:title>A final diagnosis of AP, established by expert review of hospitalization records.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Prospective scores in 349 participants (mean [SD] age, 53.0\u2009[18.8] years; 184 women [52.7%]; 66 Black [18.9%]; 199 White [57.0%]) demonstrated an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of 0.91. A score of at least 6 points achieved highest accuracy (F<\/jats:italic> score, 82.0), corresponding to a sensitivity of 81.5%, specificity of 85.9%, positive predictive value of 82.6%, and negative predictive value of 85.1% for AP diagnosis. Early computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging was performed more often in participants predicted to have AP (116 of 155 [74.8%] with a score \u22656 vs 111 of 194 [57.2%] with a score &amp;lt;6; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Early imaging revealed an alternative diagnosis in 8 of 116 participants (6.9%) with scores of at least 6 points, 1 of 93 (1.1%) with scores of at least 7 points, and 1 of 73 (1.4%) with scores of at least 8 points.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this multicenter diagnostic study, the prediction model demonstrated excellent AP diagnostic accuracy. 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