Table 1.
Prevalence of Selected Medical Conditions Among Privately Insured Women Aged 15–44 Years, 2004–2011
| Medical Condition | Total (N=368,448) | Age (y) | Codes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15–34 (n=205,022) | 35–44 (n = 163,426) | ICD-9-CM | CPT | ||
| Any medical condition* | 44,523 (12.1) | 10,361 (5.1) | 34,162 (20.9) | ||
| Hypertension | 30,515 (8.3) | 5,048 (2.5) | 25,467 (15.6) | 401.X-405.X | |
| Diabetes | 10,903 (3.0) | 2,621 (1.3) | 8,282 (5.1) | 250.X | |
| Epilepsy | 2,842 (0.8) | 1,842 (0.9) | 1,000 (0.6) | 345.0–345.5, 345.7–345.9 | |
| Breast cancer | 1,587 (0.4) | 108 (0.1) | 1,479 (0.9) | 233.0, 174.X, 198.81, 238.3, 239.3 | |
| Stroke | 1,612 (0.4) | 480 (0.2) | 1,132 (0.7) | 430.X-437.X | |
| Bariatric surgery within 2 y | 1,480 (0.4) | 324 (0.2) | 1,156 (0.7) | V45.86 | 43644, 43645, 43370, 43771, 43773, 43842–43843, 43845–43848, 43886–43888 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 1,298 (0.4) | 172 (0.1) | 1,126 (0.7) | 410.X-414.X | |
| Lupus | 1,270 (0.3) | 401 (0.2) | 869 (0.5) | 710.0 | |
| Thrombophilia | 735 (0.2) | 262 (0.1) | 473 (0.3) | 289.81 | |
ICD-9-CM, International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification; CPT, Current Procedural Terminology.
Data are n (%).
Any of the 21 medical conditions identified by the U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use9 as placing women at increased risk for adverse events if they experience an unintended pregnancy (bariatric surgery within 2 years, breast cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, lupus, stroke, thrombophilia, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, human immunodeficiency virus, trophoblastic disease, liver cancer, peripartum cardiomyopathy, schistosomiasis, cirrhosis, sickle cell disease, transplant within 2 years, tuberculosis, and valvular heart disease).