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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2013 May-Jun;19(3):142–147. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e31827e857c

Table 3.

Follow-up of women fitted with pessaries during the index period

Quarter 1
(1st 3 months)
6 months 9 months 1 year 2 years 4 years 5 years 9 years
57160 Repeat
Pessary fitting
25% 32% 37% 39% 45% 50% 52% 55%
57150 Vag
irrigation after
pessary
2% 3% 3% 4% 5% 7% 7% 8%
A4561/A4562
Outpatient
pessary
0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 4% 5% 7%
99211-99215
Follow-up visit
(any specialty)

Any follow-up
with same
provider
(cumulative)
85% 94% 96% 97% 98% 98% 98% 98%
39.9% 50.7% 56.3% 60.1% 65.3% 67.8% 68.3% 68.8%
% patients with
follow-up visits
with same
provider
39.9% 30.5% 27.2% 26.8% 18.8% 22.3% 17.7% 5.6%
Any follow-up
visit (9921x)
84% 93% 95% 96% 98% 98% 98% 98%
general 4% 5% 5% 6% 7% 9% 10% 11%
family 17% 23% 25% 27% 33% 40% 42% 48%
internal 30% 39% 44% 47% 53% 62% 64% 69%
gynecology 41% 54% 60% 65% 73% 78% 79% 81%
urology 6% 8% 10% 11% 14% 18% 20% 24%