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

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 70
End: 72

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
27
160,272
-8 DON'T KNOW
524
11,567,146
-7 REFUSED
93
2,209,306
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
26,707
421,102,566
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
58,039
926,758,829
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
748
15,113,562
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
17,842
335,097,514
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
14,224
220,542,705
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
4,501
75,043,047
7 VISION EXAM
4,341
71,700,034
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
1,375
25,050,469
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
734
17,369,841
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
133
2,424,966
91 OTHER
5,808
90,089,141
TOTAL
135,096
2,214,229,398


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