The proportion of adults with diabetes who get a yearly albuminuria test has increased within the last 14 years with a prevalence of 42.2% in 2006 and 54.2% in 2020. Within the last five years, the proportion has remained relatively constant.
The Clinformatics Commercial™ provides paid medical and prescription claims and enrollment information for participants in commercial insurance plans.
Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes who get a yearly urinary albumin test.
Clinformatics Commercial from Clinformatics™ Data Mart Database (OptumInsight, Eden Prairie, MN)
Administrative
Clinformatics Commercial enrollees age 20-64 years old.
Yes
Patients in the denominator who have received a urine albumin test
Patients age 20-64 years older with full year of enrollment in a given calendar year and a diagnosis of diabetes.
Claims for Urine Albumin test
Diagnosis of diabetes on a medical claim
2006-2020
Identifying diabetes through diagnosis codes rather than labs leads to an underestimate of the prevalence of diabetes.
In published literature, diabetes is diagnosed by ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM codes in alternate ways (one outpatient, two or more outpatient or one inpatient). Care must be taken in comparisons.
250; 357.2; 362.0; 366.41
E08.311-E08.36; E08.40; E08.42; E09.311-E09.36; E09.40; E09.42; E10.10-E13.9
82042, 82043, 82044, 84156, 82570