Essential (primary) hypertension was the most common diagnosis in primary care in the United States during 2022, accounting for 5.5 percent of total diagnoses in primary care. Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19 remained in the top 10 most common diagnoses given out by PCPs in 2022.
Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2022
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Definitive Healthcare. (March 25, 2024). Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/
Definitive Healthcare. "Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2022." Chart. March 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/
Definitive Healthcare. (2024). Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/
Definitive Healthcare. "Most Common Medical Diagnoses Recorded by Primary Care Physicians in The U.S. for The Year 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/
Definitive Healthcare, Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2022 [Graph], Definitive Healthcare, March 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/