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Procedure concept

Ocular slit lamp examination

One procedure code, shared across patients.

Provenance
Base cost
$411.30
the same on all 6,389 procedure records
  • 597 patients
  • 5.3% of all patients
  • top 14% across all procedures, by patients
  • 6,389 procedure records

Almost always during ambulatory visits.

Coding

Code
55468007
System
SNOMED-CT

What it is done for

diagnosis concept Diabetes mellitus type 2
6,389 procedures

Procedure records that recorded a reason; the rest recorded none.

Age when it is performed

Ocular slit lamp examination: median 56 across all procedures: median 38

Age when it is performed Bar chart. Age when it is performed. 597 patients in all; the largest group is 50 to 59 with 177; Ocular slit lamp examination: median 56 years; across all procedures: median 38 years. 0 50 100 150 20 to 29: 12 patients 30 to 39: 48 patients 40 to 49: 127 patients 50 to 59: 177 patients 60 to 69: 123 patients 70 to 79: 79 patients 80 to 89: 17 patients 90 and over: 14 patients 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 years
Half of these patients were 56 or older. Across all procedures, half were 38 or older. The 50 to 59 hold the most, 177 patients. A distribution that begins abruptly is a screening protocol's start age, not an age at which the need appears.

How often one person has it

How often one person has it Bar chart. How often one person has it. 5 categories; the largest is 4 to 10 with 286 patients. once: 22 patients once 22 2 to 3 times: 47 patients 2 to 3 times 47 4 to 10: 286 patients 4 to 10 286 11 to 50: 238 patients 11 to 50 238 more than 50: 4 patients more than 50 4
4 to 10, more than any other. 597 patients in all. A screening some people repeat scores of times shares this page with the person who had it once, so the bins climb by powers.