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MEPS HC 248F CODEBOOK
2023 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: May 29, 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
FFEEIDX
38   
51   
FLAT FEE ID
PANEL
52   
53   
PANEL NUMBER
MPCDATA
54   
54   
MPC DATA FLAG
OPDATEYR
55   
58   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OPDATEMM
59   
60   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
SEEDOC_M18
61   
62   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT
DRSPLTY_M18
63   
64   
OPAT DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
MEDPTYPE_M18
65   
66   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT
VSTCTGRY
67   
68   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN_M18
69   
70   
THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND
LABTEST_M18
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
SONOGRAM_M18
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
XRAYS_M18
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
MAMMOG_M18
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MRI_M18
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
EKG_M18
81   
82   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
RCVVAC_M18
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SURGPROC
85   
86   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
MEDPRESC
87   
89   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
TELEHEALTHFLAG
90   
90   
IS THIS A TELEHEALTH EVENT
VISITTYPE
91   
92   
TYPE OF TELEHEALTH VISIT
FFOPTYPE
93   
94   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
OPXP23X
95   
102   
TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP23X + OPDXP23X)
OPTC23X
103   
111   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC23X + OPDTC23X)
OPFSF23X
112   
119   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFMR23X
120   
127   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFMD23X
128   
135   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFPV23X
136   
143   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFVA23X
144   
151   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPFTR23X
152   
159   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFOF23X
160   
167   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFSL23X
168   
174   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFWC23X
175   
182   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFOT23X
183   
190   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFXP23X
191   
198   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF23X - OPFOT23X
OPFTC23X
199   
207   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPDSF23X
208   
214   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDMR23X
215   
221   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDMD23X
222   
228   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDPV23X
229   
236   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDVA23X
237   
243   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPDTR23X
244   
250   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDOF23X
251   
254   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDSL23X
255   
260   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPDWC23X
261   
267   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDOT23X
268   
273   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDXP23X
274   
281   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF23X - OPDOT23X
OPDTC23X
282   
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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