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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2016;27(2):860–868. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0081

Table 2.

Frequency of ED visits by discharge diagnosis

ICD-10-CA code Description of the code Frequency (%)
K0887 Toothache NOS 70 (38.46)
K047 Periapical abscess without sinus 40 (21.98)
K029 Dental caries, unspecified 21 (11.54)
K040 Pulpitis  5 (2.75)
K108 Other specified diseases of jaws  4 (2.20)
K122 Cellulitis and abscess of mouth  4 (2.20)
K130 Disease of lips  4 (2.20)
K137 Other and unspecified lesions of oral mucosa  4 (2.20)
K049 Other and unspecified diseases of pulp and periapical tissues  3 (1.65)
K051 Chronic gingivitis  3 (1.65)
K052 Acute periodontitis  3 (1.65)
K089 Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified  3 (1.65)
K069 Disorder of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge, unspecified  2 (1.10)
K120 Recurrent oral aphthae  2 (1.10)
K121 Other forms of stomatitis  2 (1.10)
various Other dental problems with only one visit  12 (6.6)