Table. Number of urgent care center visits by commercially insured patients during which the patient was tested for gonorrhea or chlamydia or treated for a diagnosed sexually transmitted infection, United States, 2010–2014*.
| Characteristic | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total visits† | |||
| Unweighted | 1,197,720 | 2,603,234 | 4,075,379 |
| Weighted‡ | 47,000,000 | 99,000,000 | 155,000,000 |
| % Female | 81.5 | 81.7 | 81.9 |
| Average age, y |
30.7 |
35.6 |
36.3 |
| Visits during which a chlamydia test was performed (CPT codes 87110, 87270, 87320, 87490, 87491, 87492, 87810) | |||
| Unweighted | 1,293 | 2,090 | 3,711 |
| Weighted | 51,701 | 76,746 | 136,167 |
| % Female | 81.8 | 79.4 | 76.6 |
| Average age, y |
31.0 |
29.6 |
30.7 |
| Visits during which a gonorrhea test was performed (CPT codes 87590, 87591, 87592, 87850) | |||
| Unweighted | 1,174 | 1,885 | 3,665 |
| Weighted | 47,747 | 69,665 | 134,403 |
| % Female | 82.6 | 80.1 | 76.5 |
| Average age, y |
31.2 |
29.8 |
29.9 |
| Visits during which diagnosed chlamydia was treated (ICD-9 codes 079.88, 079.98, 099.41, 099.50–099.56, 099.59) | |||
| Unweighted | 133 | 430 | 988 |
| Weighted | 4,004 | 12,152 | 29,291 |
| % Female | 59.4 | 56.7 | 61.3 |
| Average age, y |
29.7 |
27.0 |
26.8 |
| Visits during which a diagnosed “unspecified venereal disease” was treated (ICD-9 codes 099.8, 099.9) | |||
| Unweighted | 155 | 406 | 1,260 |
| Weighted | 4,655 | 11,392 | 35,550 |
| % Female | 55.3 | 49.6 | 50.4 |
| Average age, y |
30.1 |
30.1 |
31.0 |
| Visits during which diagnosed gonorrhea was treated (ICD-9 code 098) | |||
| Unweighted | 116 | 224 | 522 |
| Weighted | 3,000 | 6,074 | 13,783 |
| % Female | 41.8 | 53.5 | 47.0 |
| Average age, y | 30.3 | 29.1 | 30.2 |
*CPT, Current Procedural Terminology; ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; STI, sexually transmitted infection. †Includes all patients seeking care at urgent care centers for any reason. ‡Estimates are rounded to the nearest million.