Table 3 Description of MRgFUS patients (N = 48) and procedures in data (N = 54)

Age of patient

 25-34

2

4.2%

 35-44

20

41.7%

 45-54

25

52.1%

 55-64

1

2.1%

Plan type

 Fee for service

2

4.2%

 Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

27

56.3%

 Point of Service (POS)

4

8.3%

 Health Maintance Organizations (HMO)

9

18.8%

 Capitated POS

1

2.1%

 Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)

4

8.3%

 Unknown

1

2.1%

Sociodemographics of ZIP Code of residence

Median household income

 Quintile 1 ($0,$28,280)

2

4.2%

 Quintile 2 ($28,281, $33,680)

1

2.1%

 Quintile 3 ($33,681, $39,204)

6

12.5%

 Quintile 4 ($39,205, $48,749)

14

29.2%

 Quintile 5 (≥$48,750)

25

52.1%

% over 25 with college degree

 Quintile 1 (0-7%)

1

2.1%

 Quintile 2 (8-11%)

0

0.0%

 Quintile 3 (12-15%)

10

20.8%

 Quintile 4 (16-24%)

11

22.9%

 Quintile 5 (≥25%)

26

54.2%

% Black

 Quintile 1 (0%)

0

0.0%

 Quintile 2 (0.1-0.3%)

2

4.2%

 Quintile 3 (0.4-1.3%)

6

12.5%

 Quintile 4 (1.4-8.5%)

27

56.3%

 Quintile 5 (≥8.6%)

13

27.1%

Employment details

 Employee (not spouse or dependent)

35

72.9%

  Active fulltime

24

50.0%

  Salaried

13

27.1%

MRgFUS procedures (N = 54)

Cost of first procedure (N = 48)

$

 Employer

$6,425

 Out-of-pocket

$902

 Mean

$7,327

 Std. Dev.

$6,521

Year of procedure

 2004

0

0.0%

 2005

3

5.6%

 2006

7

13.0%

 2007

11

20.4%

 2008

13

24.1%

 2009

12

22.2%

 2010

8

14.8%

Surgical setting

N

%

 Inpatient

1

1.9%

 Outpatient

53

98.1%

Inclusion or exclusion in study sample

N

%

 Met study inclusion criteria

14

25.9%

 Excluded from study sample

  Had other surgeries coded at index (multiple procedures)

3

5.6%

  Incomplete baseline and/or follow-up

31

57.4%

  Not the index procedure (Patient had a prior surgical treatment for UF)

6

11.1%