Medical Expenditure Panel Survey PUF Codebook

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MEPS HC 254F CODEBOOK

2024 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS

DATE: April 29, 2026

Name	Start	End	Description
DRSPLTY_M18	63	64	OPAT DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
DUID	1	7	PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
DUPERSID	11	20	PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EKG_M18	81	82	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
FFOPTYPE	93	94	FLAT FEE BUNDLE
IMPFLAG	292	292	IMPUTATION STATUS
LABTEST_M18	71	72	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG_M18	77	78	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC	87	89	ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MEDPTYPE_M18	65	66	TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT
MPCDATA	54	54	MPC DATA FLAG
MRI_M18	79	80	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
OPDATEMM	59	60	EVENT DATE - MONTH
OPDATEYR	55	58	EVENT DATE - YEAR
OPDMD24X	223	229	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDMR24X	216	222	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDOF24X	252	255	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDOT24X	269	275	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDPV24X	230	237	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDSF24X	209	215	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDSL24X	256	261	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPDTC24X	284	291	TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPDTR24X	245	251	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDVA24X	238	244	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPDWC24X	262	268	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDXP24X	276	283	DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF24X - OPDOT24X
OPFMD24X	129	136	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFMR24X	121	128	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFOF24X	161	167	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFOT24X	183	190	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFPV24X	137	145	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFSF24X	113	120	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFSL24X	168	174	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFTC24X	200	208	TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPFTR24X	154	160	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFVA24X	146	153	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPFWC24X	175	182	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFXP24X	191	199	FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF24X - OPFOT24X
OPTC24X	104	112	TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC24X + OPDTC24X)
OPXP24X	95	103	TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP24X + OPDXP24X)
PANEL	52	53	PANEL NUMBER
PERWT24F	293	304	EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2024
PID	8	10	PERSON NUMBER
RCVVAC_M18	83	84	THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SEEDOC_M18	61	62	DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT
SONOGRAM_M18	73	74	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SURGPROC	85	86	WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
TELEHEALTHFLAG	90	90	IS THIS A TELEHEALTH EVENT
VARPSU	309	309	VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2024
VARSTR	305	308	VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2024
VISITTYPE	91	92	TYPE OF TELEHEALTH VISIT
VSTCTGRY	67	68	BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN_M18	69	70	THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND
XRAYS_M18	75	76	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS