Table 1: Summary of contact dermatitis claims lodged between 2009 – 2013 financial years.
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These figures include all conditions listed in the table below. The cost includes one or more services per distinct claim.
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Number of distinct claims
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Cost Ex GST
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2009
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305
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$46,087
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2010
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205
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$20,885
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2011
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129
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$14,852
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2012
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110
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$15,525
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2013
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94
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$8,911
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Table 2: Top 8 contact dermatitis diagnoses lodged between 2009 – 2013 financial years.
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Read Code Description
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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Irritant contact dermatitis
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128
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50
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26
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17
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6
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Contact dermatitis and other eczemas
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55
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71
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39
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24
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32
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Irritant contact dermatitis due to other chemical products
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19
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19
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7
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11
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16
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Contact dermatitis NOS
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13
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9
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19
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16
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9
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Contagious pustular dermatitis
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29
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14
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<4
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12
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5
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Allergic contact dermatitis
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26
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7
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5
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6
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<4
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Allergic contact dermatitis due to other chemical products
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5
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9
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9
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6
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9
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Other*
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30
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26
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20
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18
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14
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*Other includes all other dermatitis related descriptors where the value is too low to report separately
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