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MEPS HC 248E CODEBOOK
2023 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
DATE: May 28, 2025

Name
Start
End
Description
DUID
1   
7   
PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
PID
8   
10   
PERSON NUMBER
DUPERSID
11   
20   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EVNTIDX
21   
36   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
37   
37   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
ERHEVIDX
38   
53   
EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING HOSPITAL STAY
FFEEIDX
54   
65   
FLAT FEE ID
PANEL
66   
67   
PANEL NUMBER
MPCDATA
68   
68   
MPC DATA FLAG
ERDATEYR
69   
72   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
ERDATEMM
73   
74   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
VSTCTGRY
75   
77   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN
78   
79   
THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION
LABTEST_M18
80   
81   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
SONOGRAM_M18
82   
83   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
XRAYS_M18
84   
85   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
MAMMOG_M18
86   
87   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MRI_M18
88   
89   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
EKG_M18
90   
91   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
RCVVAC_M18
92   
93   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SURGPROC
94   
95   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
MEDPRESC
96   
97   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
FFERTYPE
98   
99   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
ERXP23X
100   
108   
TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP23X + ERDXP23X)
ERTC23X
109   
117   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC23X + ERDTC23X)
ERFSF23X
118   
125   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERFMR23X
126   
133   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFMD23X
134   
140   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERFPV23X
141   
149   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFVA23X
150   
157   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
ERFTR23X
158   
164   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFOF23X
165   
171   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERFSL23X
172   
177   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERFWC23X
178   
184   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERFOT23X
185   
192   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFXP23X
193   
201   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF23X - ERFOT23X
ERFTC23X
202   
210   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERDSF23X
211   
217   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERDMR23X
218   
224   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDMD23X
225   
231   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERDPV23X
232   
238   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDVA23X
239   
245   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
ERDTR23X
246   
252   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDOF23X
253   
256   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERDSL23X
257   
262   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERDWC23X
263   
268   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERDOT23X
269   
275   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDXP23X
276   
282   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF23X - ERDOT23X
ERDTC23X
283   
290   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
IMPFLAG
291   
291   
IMPUTATION STATUS
PERWT23F
292   
304   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2023
VARSTR
305   
308   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2023
VARPSU
309   
309   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2023
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