Table 2. Opioid Prescription Rates by Pain Diagnosisa.
| Pain Category | Total Visits | Visits With Opioid Prescription | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted, No. | Weighted, No. | Unweighted, No. | Weighted, No. | Weighted, % (95% CI) | |
| Not pain related | 48 269 | 205 295 925 | 1718 | 7 425 946 | 3.62 (3.16-4.08) |
| Abdominal pain | 2578 | 11 306 345 | 357 | 1 697 014 | 15.01 (12.29-17.73) |
| Arthritis or joint pain | 635 | 2 632 174 | 97 | 401 903 | 15.27 (10.66-19.88) |
| Back pain | 385 | 1 710 840 | 80 | 359 075 | 20.99 (14.83-27.15) |
| Fractures | 2692 | 10 674 632 | 1043 | 4 408 498 | 41.30 (36.20-46.40) |
| Headache | 919 | 4 186 025 | 158 | 693 811 | 16.57 (12.58-20.57) |
| Injury excluding fracture | 12 305 | 51 975 509 | 1165 | 5 069 429 | 9.75 (8.38-11.13) |
| Other pain category | 703 | 2 820 299 | 147 | 600 279 | 21.28 (16.11-26.45) |
| Pelvic pain | 666 | 2 926 883 | 145 | 620 876 | 21.21 (15.77-26.65) |
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All analyses account for the complex sampling design of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.