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MEPS HC 248G CODEBOOK
2023 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: May 29, 2025

Name
Start
End
Description
DOCATLOC
68   
69   
ANY MD WORK AT LOCATION WHERE P SAW PROV
DRSPLTY_M18
64   
65   
MVIS DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
DUID
1   
7   
PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
DUPERSID
11   
20   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EKG_M18
85   
86   
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
FFOBTYPE
97   
98   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
IMPFLAG
193   
193   
IMPUTATION STATUS
LABTEST_M18
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG_M18
81   
82   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC
91   
93   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MEDPTYPE_M18
66   
67   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT
MPCDATA
55   
55   
MPC DATA FLAG
MPCELIG
54   
54   
MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG
MRI_M18
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
OBDATEMM
60   
61   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OBDATEYR
56   
59   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OBMD23X
115   
122   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OBMR23X
107   
114   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OBOF23X
147   
153   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OBOT23X
169   
175   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBPV23X
123   
130   
AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBSF23X
99   
106   
AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OBSL23X
154   
160   
AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)
OBTC23X
184   
192   
HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OBTR23X
139   
146   
AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OBVA23X
131   
138   
AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OBWC23X
161   
168   
AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OBXP23X
176   
183   
SUM OF OBSF23X - OBOT23X (IMPUTED)
PANEL
52   
53   
PANEL NUMBER
PERWT23F
194   
206   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2023
PID
8   
10   
PERSON NUMBER
RCVVAC_M18
87   
88   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SEEDOC_M18
62   
63   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT
SONOGRAM_M18
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SURGPROC
89   
90   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
TELEHEALTHFLAG
94   
94   
IS THIS A TELEHEALTH EVENT
VARPSU
211   
211   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2023
VARSTR
207   
210   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2023
VISITTYPE
95   
96   
TYPE OF TELEHEALTH VISIT
VSTCTGRY
70   
72   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN_M18
73   
74   
THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND
XRAYS_M18
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
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