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MEPS HC-229E CODEBOOK
2021 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
DATE: May 9, 2023

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 75
End: 77

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
1
9,591
-8 DK
34
267,104
-7 REFUSED
4
77,281
1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
2,457
24,629,081
2 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
2,586
27,032,751
3 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
39
451,410
4 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
72
728,433
5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
21
233,194
6 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
73
794,047
91 OTHER
157
1,443,490
TOTAL
5,444
55,666,382


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