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Table 2 Diseases defined as ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) and number of patients by disease

From: Effect of reducing cost sharing for outpatient care on children’s inpatient services in Japan

ACSCs

ICD 10 codes

N

Angina

I20, I24.0, I24.8, I24.9

64

Asthma

J45, J46

13,699

Cellulitis

L03, L04, L08.0, L08.8, L08.9, L88, L98.0

2738

Congestive heart failure

I11.0, I50, J81

171

Convulsions and epilepsy

G40, G41, R56, O15

9618

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

J20, J41, J42, J43, J47

3705

Dehydration and gastroenteritis

E86, K52.2, K52.8, K52.9

2746

Dental conditions

A69.0, K02, K03, K04, K05, K06, K08, K09.8, K09.9, K12, K13

273

Diabetes complications

E10.0–E10.8, E11.0–E11.8, E12.0–E12.8, E13.0–E13.8, E14.0–E14.8

918

Ear nose and throat infections

H66, H67, J02, J03, J06, J31.2

8167

Gangrene

R02

1

Hypertension

I10, I11.9

43

Influenza and pneumonia

J10, J11, J13, J14, J15.3, J15.4, J15.7, J15.9, J16.8, J18.1, J18

19,684

Iron-deficiency anaemia

D50.1, D50.8, D50.9

127

Nutritional deficiency

E40, E41, E42, E43, E55.0, E64.3

22

Other vaccine-preventable diseases

A35, A36, A37, A80, B05, B06, B16.1, B16.9, B18.0, B18.1, B26, G00.0, M01.4

687

Pelvic inflammatory disease

N70, N73, N74

335

Perforated or bleeding ulcer

K25.0–K25.2, K25.4–K25.6, K26.0–K26.2, K26.4–K26.6, K27.0–K27.2, K27.4–K27.6, K280–K282, K284–K286

318

Pyelonephritis

N10, N11, N12, N13.6

1456

  1. Source: Purdy et al. [22]