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MEPS HC-213F CODEBOOK
2019 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: April 28, 2021

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 67
End: 69

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
9
83,140
-8 DK
55
480,961
-7 REFUSED
14
135,207
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
3,328
35,370,770
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
12,199
126,982,314
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
267
3,013,927
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
787
9,320,933
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
2,386
25,792,881
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
309
3,123,339
7 VISION EXAM
141
1,405,258
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
320
3,740,793
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
69
1,136,869
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
38
416,002
91 OTHER
1,830
18,266,295
TOTAL
21,752
229,268,690


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