This statistic presents the rate of emergency department (ED) visits in the U.S. with opioids given or provided at discharge in 2016, by primary expected source of payment. In that year, there were around 24.1 ED visits per 1,000 adults in which opioids were both given in the ED and prescribed at discharge where Medicare was the primary expected source of payment.
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CDC. (May 31, 2019). Rate of emergency department visits in the U.S. with opioids given or provided at discharge in 2016, by source of payment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016069/rate-of-ed-visits-with-opioids-given-or-prescribed-us-by-source-of-payment/
CDC. "Rate of emergency department visits in the U.S. with opioids given or provided at discharge in 2016, by source of payment." Chart. May 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016069/rate-of-ed-visits-with-opioids-given-or-prescribed-us-by-source-of-payment/
CDC. (2019). Rate of emergency department visits in the U.S. with opioids given or provided at discharge in 2016, by source of payment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016069/rate-of-ed-visits-with-opioids-given-or-prescribed-us-by-source-of-payment/
CDC. "Rate of Emergency Department Visits in The U.S. with Opioids given or Provided at Discharge in 2016, by Source of Payment." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016069/rate-of-ed-visits-with-opioids-given-or-prescribed-us-by-source-of-payment/
CDC, Rate of emergency department visits in the U.S. with opioids given or provided at discharge in 2016, by source of payment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016069/rate-of-ed-visits-with-opioids-given-or-prescribed-us-by-source-of-payment/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
Rate of emergency department visits in the U.S. with opioids given or provided at discharge in 2016, by source of payment [Graph], CDC, May 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016069/rate-of-ed-visits-with-opioids-given-or-prescribed-us-by-source-of-payment/
