Table 10.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Intestine Recipients

Primary Payment Source Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 68 70 73 82 112 107 116 152 176 174
Private Insurance 25 28 40 39 46 54 57 74 87 78
Medicare 4 3 6 5 14 7 10 15 11 13
Medicaid 33 35 22 30 41 39 45 56 64 68
Other 5 4 5 8 11 7 4 7 14 15
Unknown 1 - - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Private Insurance 36.8% 40.0% 54.8% 47.6% 41.1% 50.5% 49.1% 48.7% 49.4% 44.8%
Medicare 5.9% 4.3% 8.2% 6.1% 12.5% 6.5% 8.6% 9.9% 6.3% 7.5%
Medicaid 48.5% 50.0% 30.1% 36.6% 36.6% 36.4% 38.8% 36.8% 36.4% 39.1%
Other 7.4% 5.7% 6.8% 9.8% 9.8% 6.5% 3.4% 4.6% 8.0% 8.6%
Unknown 1.5% - - - - - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which an intestine was one of the organs transplanted.