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Table 4 ICD-10 codes for conditions considered to be sensitive to ambulatory care, NZ Ministry of Health [33]

From: GP- and practice-related variation in ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations of older primary care patients

Ambulatory sensitive conditions

Principal diagnosis codes

Angina and chest pain

I20, R072-R074

Asthma

J45, J46

Cellulitis

H000, H010, J340, L01-L04, L08, L980

Cervical cancer

C53

Congestive heart failure

I50, J81

Constipation

K590

Dental conditions

K02, K04, K05

Dermatitis and eczema

L20-L30

Diabetes

E10-E14, E162

Epilepsy

G40, G41, O15, R560, R568

Gastroenteritis/Dehydration

A02-A09, K529, R11

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

K21

Hypertensive disease

I10-I13, I15, I674

Kidney/Urinary infection

N10, N12, N136, N309, N390

Myocardial infarction

I21-I23, I241

Nutrition deficiency and anaemia

D50-D53, E40-E46, E50-E56, E58-E61, E63, E64, M833

Other ischaemic heart disease

I240, I248, I249, I25

Peptic ulcer

K25-K28

Respiratory infections – Pneumonia

J13-J16, J18

Rheumatic fever/Heart disease

I00-I02, I05-I09

Sexually transmitted infections

A50-A59, A60, A63, A64, I980, M023, M031, M730, M731, N290, N341

Stroke

I61, I63-I66

Upper respiratory tract and ear, nose and throat infections

J00-J04, J06, H65-H67