ED discharges with opioid prescriptions by diagnosis U.S. 2012-2017 | Statista

In U.S. emergency departments, the rate of opioid prescriptions at discharge for adults with a primary diagnosis of extremity pain has decreased from 39 percent in 2012-2013 to 27.9 percent in 2016 to 2017. This statistic shows the percentage of emergency department visits at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by primary diagnosis.

Percentage of emergency department visits at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2012 to 2017, by primary diagnosis

Characteristic	2012-2013	2014-2015	2016-2017
Dental pain	57.3%	56.6%	49.7%
Urolithiasis	56.9%	60.5%	49.2%
Fracture injuries	50.2%	49.8%	45%
Back pain	46.6%	43.1%	34.4%
Extremity pain	39%	38.4%	27.9%
Nonfracture injuries	28%	28.7%	22%
Abdominal pain	25.3%	23.5%	21.3%
Headache or migraine	19.4%	16.9%	11.4%
Chest pain	11.8%	10.7%	9.7%
Other	10.9%	10.9%	8.2%

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January 2020

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United States

Survey time period

2012 to 2017

Age group

18 years and older

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Patients discharged from emergency departments

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