Table 2. Distribution of Most Common Primary Diagnoses Among Directly Scheduled and Usually Scheduled Visits.
Rank | Primary diagnosis | No. (%)a |
---|---|---|
Directly scheduled visits (n = 5390) | ||
1 | General medical examination | 1979 (36.7) |
2 | Hypertension | 252 (4.7) |
3 | Hyperlipidemia | 109 (2.0) |
4 | Diabetes | 59 (1.1) |
5 | Anxiety | 58 (1.1) |
6 | Immunization | 55 (1.0) |
7 | Hypothyroidism | 50 (0.9) |
8 | Gastroesophageal reflux disease | 46 (0.9) |
9 | Cough | 41 (0.8) |
10 | Palpitations | 36 (0.7) |
11 | Low back pain | 35 (0.6) |
12 | Malaise | 30 (0.6) |
13 | Cervicalgia | 29 (0.5) |
14 | Immune issue | 27 (0.5) |
15 | Vitamin D deficiency | 27 (0.5) |
Usually scheduled visits (n = 120 886) | ||
1 | General medical examination | 26 519 (21.9) |
2 | Hypertension | 8637 (7.1) |
3 | Upper respiratory infection | 2947 (2.4) |
4 | Diabetes | 2840 (2.3) |
5 | Immunization | 2271 (1.9) |
6 | Cough | 2178 (1.8) |
7 | Hyperlipidemia | 1447 (1.2) |
8 | Knee pain | 1120 (0.9) |
9 | Low back pain | 1097 (0.9) |
10 | Hypothyroidism | 1003 (0.8) |
11 | Anxiety | 927 (0.8) |
12 | Rash | 893 (0.7) |
13 | Dizziness | 757 (0.6) |
14 | Gastroesophageal reflux disease | 693 (0.6) |
15 | Opioid dependence | 688 (0.6) |
There were a total of 4720 unique primary diagnosis codes represented in the visit sample. Percentages are calculated among 126 276 of 134 225 visits that had a diagnosis code available.