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Table 3 Top Diagnosis Codes (ICD 9) in consultation organized by subspecialty

From: Consultation diagnoses and procedures billed among recent graduates practicing general otolaryngology – head & neck surgery in Ontario, Canada

Rank

ICD-9

Otology (42.3%)

%

ICD-9

General (35.0%)

%

1

389

Deafness

29.9

786

Signs/Symptoms not yet diagnosed - Respiratory System - Epistaxis, Hemoptysis

25.1

2

388

Wax or cerumen in ear, other disorders of ear and mastoid, tinnitus

20.3

474

Hypertrophy or Chronic Infection of Tonsils and/or Adenoids

17.6

3

381

Serous otitis media, eustachian tube disorders

19.5

464

Acute Laryngitis, Tracheitis, Croup, Epiglottis

14.8

4

780

Signs/symptoms not yet diagnosed - nervous system - Convulsions, Ataxia

14.5

463

Acute Tonsillitis

5.8

5

380

Otitis Externa

6.9

226

Benign Neoplasms - Thyroid e.g. Adenoma or Cystadenoma

4.4

6

386

Meniere’s Disease, Labyrinthitis

2.9

527

Disease of Salivary Glands

4.0

7

382

Suppurative Otitis Media

2.5

210

Benign Neoplasms - Lip, Oral Cavity, Pharynx

3.4

8

384

Perforation of Tympanic Membrane

2.5

529

Glossitis

2.5

9

387

Otosclerosis

0.6

528

Stomatitis, Aphthous Ulcers

2.5

10

383

Mastoiditis

0.3

530

Esophagitis, Cardiospasm, Ulcer of Esophagus, Stricture, Stenosis

2.0

Rank

ICD-9

Rhinology (17.2%)

%

ICD-9

Facial Plastics (0.7%)

 

1

477

Allergic Rhinitis, Hay Fever

28.4

802

Fractures and Fracture/Dislocations - Facial Bones

93.5

2

470

Deviated Nasal Septum

24.4

829

Fractures and Fracture/Dislocations - all other fractures

3.5

3

473

Chronic Sinusitis

21.7

803

Fractures and Fracture/Dislocations - Skull

3.0

4

461

Acute Sinusitis

14.1

   

5

471

Nasal Polyp

10.4

6

160

Nasal Cavities, Middle Ear and Accessory Sinuses

1.0

Rank

ICD-9

Head and Neck (2.6%)

%

ICD-9

Endocrine (1.7%)

%

1

173

Other skin malignancies

58.4

245

Thyroiditis

27.8

2

161

Malignant Neoplasms - Larynx, Trachea

16.1

193

Malignant Neoplasms - Thyroid

22.0

3

141

Malignant Neoplasms -Tongue

8.7

241

Nontoxic Nodular Goitre

21.2

4

202

Other Malignant Neoplasms

3.6

240

Simple Thyroid Goiter

14.0

5

239

Unspecified Neoplasms e.g. Polycythemia Vera

2.6

252

Parathyroid Gland Disorders

5.1

6

172

Malignant Neoplasms - Melanoma of Skin

2.3

242

Hyperthyroidism, Thyrotoxicosis, Exophthalmic Goitre

4.2

7

142

Major Salivary Glands

1.9

237

Endocrine Glands and Nervous System

2.7

8

140

Malignant Neoplasms - Lip

1.2

259

Other Endocrine Disorders

1.5

9

196

Secondary Neoplasm of Lymph Nodes

1.2

253

Pituitary Gland Disorders

0.9

10

200

Malignant Neoplasms - Lymphosarcoma, Recticulum Cell Sarcoma

0.9

227

Other Endocrine Glands and Related Structures

0.3