Acute pancreatitis

Sudden illness and injury.

How common is Acute pancreatitis in the US?

Age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) of acute pancreatitis diagnoses, standardized to the 2000 US census population: 116.69 per 100,000 (US individuals in the TriNetX network (encompassing over 120 million US individuals); rate per 100,000 persons; United States (TriNetX network, encompassing over 120 million US individuals across diverse US healthcare organizations), 1995-2024 (rate shown is for 2024)). Source: Digestive diseases and sciences, 2026. Label: REPORTED.

• 116.69 per 100,000 Age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) of acute pancreatitis diagnoses, standardized to the 2000 US census population. Out of: US individuals in the TriNetX network (encompassing over 120 million US individuals); rate per 100,000 persons. Where: United States (TriNetX network, encompassing over 120 million US individuals across diverse US healthcare organizations). When: 1995-2024 (rate shown is for 2024). Label: REPORTED.

  ASIR increased from 23.05 per 100,000 in 1999 to 116.69 per 100,000 in 2024 (AAPC 4.81%; 95%CI, 3.95-5.69; p < 0.001), while ASPR rose from 68.52 per 100,000 in 1995 to 615.72 per 100,000 in 2024 (AAPC 6.66%; 95%CI, 6.23-7.08; p < 0.001).

  Source: Trends in Incidence and Prevalence of Acute Pancreatitis in the United States: A Population-Based Analysis from 1995 to 2024. Digestive diseases and sciences, 2026. PubMed 42201495. DOI 10.1007/s10620-026-10001-z.

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Medical codes

• ICD-10-CM FY2026: K85.90 Acute pancreatitis without necrosis or infection, unspecified (narrower). Other codes in this category also apply.

Research activity

As of 2026-09-24: 468 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov (search Acute Pancreatitis) and 7,225 PubMed records, 2021 to 2025. A count of records is not how common or serious the condition is.

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