I did, indeed, have a request for a different analysis of the ICD9 data I posted yesterday. My thought was to group all of the ICD9s by their major groupings to get a more complete sense of the primary drivers of pediatric visits. My results below.
ICD
Group |
ICD9 Description |
% of
Total |
Running %
Of Total |
| V20 |
Health supervision of infant or child |
30.8% |
30.80% |
| 462 |
Acute pharyngitis |
5.8% |
36.60% |
| V04 |
Need for prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against certain viral diseases |
4.9% |
41.47% |
| V05 |
Need for other prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against single diseases |
4.7% |
46.19% |
| 382 |
Suppurative and unspecified otitis media |
4.6% |
50.83% |
| 465 |
Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple or unspecified sites |
4.2% |
55.05% |
| V06 |
Need for prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against combinations of diseases |
3.2% |
58.21% |
| V03 |
Need for prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against bacterial diseases |
2.2% |
60.41% |
| 079 |
Viral and chlamydial infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site |
2.1% |
62.50% |
| 780 |
General symptoms [Fever] |
1.8% |
64.29% |
| 493 |
Asthma |
1.7% |
65.98% |
| 786 |
Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms |
1.6% |
67.63% |
| 034 |
Streptococcal sore throat and scarlet fever |
1.6% |
69.22% |
| 477 |
Allergic rhinitis |
1.5% |
70.71% |
| V30 |
Single liveborn |
1.2% |
71.88% |
| 466 |
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis |
1.0% |
72.86% |
| 461 |
Acute sinusitis |
1.0% |
73.83% |
| 381 |
Nonsuppurative otitis media and eustachian tube disorders |
0.9% |
74.78% |
| V70 |
General medical examination |
0.8% |
75.58% |
| 692 |
Contact dermatitis and other eczema |
0.7% |
76.26% |
| 789 |
Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis [stomach pain] |
0.7% |
76.91% |
| 490 |
Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic |
0.7% |
77.56% |
| 372 |
Disorders of conjunctiva |
0.6% |
78.19% |
| 314 |
Hyperkinetic syndrome of childhood |
0.6% |
78.82% |
| 558 |
Other and unspecified noninfectious gastroenteritis and colitis |
0.6% |
79.44% |
| V72 |
Special investigations and examinations |
0.6% |
80.00% |
| 599 |
Other disorders of urethra and urinary tract |
0.6% |
80.55% |
| 788 |
Symptoms involving urinary system |
0.5% |
81.08% |
| 380 |
Disorders of external ear |
0.5% |
81.54% |
| 464 |
Acute laryngitis and tracheitis |
0.4% |
81.98% |
| 388 |
Other disorders of ear |
0.4% |
82.41% |
The top ~30 code groups get us to 82% of your business. 150 gets us to 95%. That's amazing, if you think about it - the breadth of what you have to know as a pediatrician is astounding, especially when what you need to do to do a proper well visit alone is complex and personal as...well, those surgical codes that get paid at 20x the rate. Or more.
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