Table A2

Top 10 ICD9 Codes for Children with Major Conditions, by Age Group

ICD9Description of conditionNumber of CasesPercent of Cases
0–3-year-olds (total number of diagnoses = 10,061)
  378Strabismus, Other disorder binocular eye1,64715.57
  373Inflammation of eyelids1,21912.12
  389Hearing Loss1,06010.54
  579Intestinal malabsorption  454  4.51
  530Diseases of esophagus  341  3.39
  385Other disorder middle ear and mastoid  233  2.32
  560Intestinal obstruction w/o hernia  232  2.31
  518Other diseases of lung  194  1.47
  514Pulmonary congestion—hypostasis  142  1.41
  707Chronic ulcers of skin  142  1.43
4–8-year-olds (total number of diagnoses = 9,429)
  389Hearing loss2,33424.75
  378Strabismus, other disorder binocular eye1,32314.03
  373Inflammation of eyelids1,21612.90
  385Other disorder middle ear and mastoid  266  2.82
  541Acute appendicitis  217  2.30
  540Appendicitis, unqualified  182  1.93
  707Chronic ulcer of skin  146  1.55
  259Other endocrine disorder  117  1.24
  5409Acute appendicitis w/o peritonitis  115  1.22
  448Disease of capillaries  112  1.19
9–13-year-olds (total number of diagnoses = 10,084)
  373Inflammation of eyelids1,43114.09
  389Hearing loss  872  8.65
  378Strabismus, other disorder binocular eye  791  7.84
  717Internal derangement of knee  736  7.30
  540Acute appendicitis  476  4.72
  718Other derangement of joint  430  4.26
  541Appendicitis, unqualified  338  3.35
  5409Acute appendicitis w/o peritonitis  279  2.77
  259Other endocrine disorders  265  2.63
  905Late effect musculoskeletal & connective tissue injury  186  1.84
14–18-year-olds (total number of diagnoses = 16,646)
  717Internal derangement of knee1,557  9.35
  373Inflammation of eyelids1,548  9.30
  718Other derangement of joint  839  5.04
  296Affective psychoses  776  4.66
  530Diseases of esophagus  639  3.84
  540Acute appendicitis  535  3.21
  389Hearing loss  486  2.92
  541Appendicitis, unqualified  421  2.53
  303Alcohol dependence syndrome  393  2.36
  370Keratitis  356  2.14