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. 2020 Aug 27;3(8):e209637. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9637

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)
a

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.