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The diagnostic intensity index pairs nonspecific principal discharge diagnoses (nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, chest pain, and syncope) with related diagnostic tests to estimate rates of nondiagnostic testing. Adults with an acute care encounter with a principal discharge diagnosis of interest were included. Data were analyzed from January to February 2024.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposure<\/jats:title>Race and ethnicity (Asian, Black, Hispanic, White, other [including American Indian, multiracial, and multiethnic], and missing).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>Receipt of a diagnostic test. Generalized linear models with a hospital-specific indicator variable were estimated to calculate the adjusted odds ratio of receiving a test related to the principal discharge diagnosis by race and ethnicity, controlling for primary payer and zip code income quartile.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Of 3\u202f683\u202f055 encounters (1\u202f055\u202f575 encounters [28.7%] for Black, 300\u202f333 encounters [8.2%] for Hispanic, and 2\u202f140\u202f335 encounters [58.1%] for White patients; mean [SD] age of patients with encounters, 47.3 [18.8] years; 2\u202f233\u202f024 encounters among females [60.6%]), most (2\u202f969\u202f974 encounters [80.6%]) were ED discharges. Black compared with White patients discharged from the ED with a diagnosis of interest had an adjusted odds ratio of 0.74 (95% CI, 0.72-0.75) of having related diagnostic testing. 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