Table 3.
The twenty most frequent reasons for patient referral from primary care consultation to orthopaedic surgery
| # | Episode | ICD-10 code | ICD-9 code | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pain in unspecified knee | M25569 | 719.46 | 11.8 |
| 2 | Low back pain | M54.5 | 724.2 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified | M17.9 | 715.36 | 4.8 |
| 4 | Sciatica, unspecified side | M54.30 | 724.3 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Pain in unspecified shoulder | M25.519 | 719.41 | 4.4 |
| 6 | Hallux valgus (acquired), unspecified foot | M20.10 | 735.0 | 3.4 |
| 7 | Carpal tunnel syndrome, unspecified upper limb | G56.00 | 354.0 | 2.9 |
| 8 | Pain in unspecified hip | M25.559 | 719.45 | 2.9 |
| 9 | Pain in unspecified limb | M79.609 | 729.5 | 2.5 |
| 10 | Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings | Z00.00 | V70.0 | 2.5 |
| 11 | Osteoarthritis of hip, unspecified | M16.9 | 715.35 | 2.1 |
| 12 | Other idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified | M41.20 | 737.30 | 2.1 |
| 13 | Cervicalgia | M54.2 | 723.1 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Trigger finger, unspecified finger | M65.30 | 727.03 | 1.4 |
| 15 | Metatarsalgia, unspecified foot | M77.40 | 726.70 | 1.2 |
| 16 | Unspecified rotator cuff tear or rupture of unspecified shoulder, not specified as traumatic | M75.100 | 726.10 | 1.1 |
| 17 | Trochanteric bursitis, unspecified hip | M70.60 | 726.5 | 1.1 |
| 18 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region | M51.26 | 722.10 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Cystic meniscus, unspecified meniscus, unspecified knee | M23.009 | 717.5 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation | R20.9 | 782.0 | 1.0 |
ICD=International classification of disease