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MEPS HC-229F CODEBOOK
2021 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: May 9, 2023

Name
Start
End
Description
DRSPLTY_M18
63   
64   
OPAT DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
DUID
1   
7   
PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
DUPERSID
11   
20   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EKG_M18
82   
83   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
EVENTRN
37   
37   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX
21   
36   
EVENT ID
FFEEIDX
38   
51   
FLAT FEE ID
FFOPTYPE
94   
95   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
IMPFLAG
297   
297   
IMPUTATION STATUS
LABTEST_M18
72   
73   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG_M18
78   
79   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC
88   
90   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MEDPTYPE_M18
65   
66   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT
MPCDATA
54   
54   
MPC DATA FLAG
MRI_M18
80   
81   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
OPDATEMM
59   
60   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OPDATEYR
55   
58   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OPDMD21X
225   
232   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDMR21X
218   
224   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDOF21X
255   
260   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDOT21X
273   
279   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDPV21X
233   
240   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDSF21X
211   
217   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDSL21X
261   
265   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPDTC21X
288   
296   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPDTR21X
248   
254   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDVA21X
241   
247   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPDWC21X
266   
272   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDXP21X
280   
287   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF21X - OPDOT21X
OPFMD21X
130   
137   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFMR21X
122   
129   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFOF21X
163   
169   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFOT21X
185   
192   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFPV21X
138   
146   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFSF21X
114   
121   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFSL21X
170   
176   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFTC21X
202   
210   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPFTR21X
155   
162   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFVA21X
147   
154   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPFWC21X
177   
184   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFXP21X
193   
201   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF21X - OPFOT21X
OPTC21X
105   
113   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC21X + OPDTC21X)
OPXP21X
96   
104   
TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP21X + OPDXP21X)
PANEL
52   
53   
PANEL NUMBER
PERWT21F
298   
309   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2021
PID
8   
10   
PERSON NUMBER
RCVVAC_M18
84   
85   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SEEDOC_M18
61   
62   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT
SONOGRAM_M18
74   
75   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SURGPROC
86   
87   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
TELEHEALTHFLAG
93   
93   
IS THIS A TELEHEALTH EVENT
VARPSU
314   
314   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2021
VARSTR
310   
313   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2021
VISITTYPE
91   
92   
TYPE OF TELEHEALTH VISIT
VSTCTGRY
67   
69   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN_M18
70   
71   
THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND
XRAYS_M18
76   
77   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
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