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. 2019 Mar 15;20(6):801–817. doi: 10.1007/s10198-019-01043-4
Category ICD-10 code
Cardiology
   Angina I20, I240, I248, I249, I250, R072, R073, R074, Z034, Z035
   Congestive heart failure I11, I130, I255, I50, J81
   Hypertension I10, I1191
Pulmonology
   Asthma J450, J451, J458, J459, J46
   COPD J20, J40, J41, J42, J43, J44, J47
   Diabetes E10, E11, E12, E13, E14
Specialist care specific
   Ear, nose, throat infections H66.0, H66.1, H66.2, H66.3, H66.4, H66.9, H67, J02, J03, J040, J06, J312
   Convulsions, epilepsy G253, G40, G41, O150, O151, O152, O159, R560, R568
   Dental conditions A690, K02, K03, K04, K05, K06, K08, K098, K099, K12, K13
   Pelvic inflammatory disease N70, N73, N74
   Perforated/bleeding ulcer K20, K210, K219, K221, K226, K250, K251, K252, K254, K255, K256, K260, K261, K262, K264, K265, K266, K270, K271, K272, K274, K275, K276, K280, K281, K282, K284, K285, K286, K920, K921, K922
   Pyelonephritis N10, N11, N12, N136, N159, N300, N308, N309, N390
Primary care specific
   Cellulitis I891, L01, L02, L03, L04, L080, L088, L089, L88, L980
   Gangrene R02
   Dehydration, gastroenteritis A020, A04, A059, A072, A080, A081, A083, A084, A085, A09, K52
   Influenza, pneumonia A481, A70, J10, J11, J12, J13, J14, J153, J154, J157, J159, J160, J168, J181, J182, J188, J189
   Iron or other nutr. def. anaemia D500, D508, D509, D510, D511, D512, D513, D518, D520, D521, D528, D529, D531, D571, D580, D581, D590, D591, D592, D599, D601, D608, D609, D610, D640, D641, D642, D643, D644, D648
   Nutritional deficiency E40, E41, E42, E43, E550, E643
   Other vaccine prev. diseases A35, A36, A37, A80, B05, B06, B161, B169, B180, B181, B26, G000, M014

Only primary diagnoses were considered, because secondary diagnoses were not available

Age was restricted to at least 2 years

Categorization is based on Purdy et al. [18]