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MEPS HC 254F CODEBOOK
2024 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: April 29, 2026

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
OPXP24X
95   
103   
TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP24X + OPDXP24X)
OPTC24X
104   
112   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC24X + OPDTC24X)
OPFSF24X
113   
120   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFMR24X
121   
128   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFMD24X
129   
136   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFPV24X
137   
145   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFVA24X
146   
153   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPFTR24X
154   
160   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFOF24X
161   
167   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFSL24X
168   
174   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFWC24X
175   
182   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFOT24X
183   
190   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFXP24X
191   
199   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF24X - OPFOT24X
OPFTC24X
200   
208   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPDSF24X
209   
215   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDMR24X
216   
222   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDMD24X
223   
229   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDPV24X
230   
237   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDVA24X
238   
244   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPDTR24X
245   
251   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDOF24X
252   
255   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDSL24X
256   
261   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPDWC24X
262   
268   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDOT24X
269   
275   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDXP24X
276   
283   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF24X - OPDOT24X
OPDTC24X
284   
291   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
IMPFLAG
292   
292   
IMPUTATION STATUS
PERWT24F
293   
304   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2024
VARSTR
305   
308   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2024
VARPSU
309   
309   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2024
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