Figure 1.
Screening algorithm used to identify screening mammograms.
ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision; CPT, Current Procedural Terminology.
Figure 2.
Screening mammography rates before and after the US Preventive Services Task Force guideline change.
The solid lines represent the observed screening mammography rates in women ages 40–49 and 50–64 before and after the change in breast cancer screening guidelines by the US Preventive Services Task Force in November 2009. The dotted lines represent the modeled expected screening mammography rates in the respective age groups after the guideline change.USPSTF, United States Preventive Services Task Force.
Table 1.
Screening mammography utilization rates by age 40–49, 2006–2011.
Table 2.
Screening mammography utilization rates by age 50–64, 2006–2011.