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MEPS HC 254G CODEBOOK
2024 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: April 29, 2026

Name
Start
End
Description
DOCATLOC
69   
70   
ANY MD WORK AT LOCATION WHERE P SAW PROV
DRSPLTY_M18
64   
65   
MVIS DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
DUID
1   
7   
PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
DUPERSID
11   
20   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EKG_M18
86   
87   
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
FFOBTYPE
98   
99   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
IMPFLAG
194   
194   
IMPUTATION STATUS
LABTEST_M18
76   
77   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG_M18
82   
83   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC
92   
94   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MEDPTYPE_M18
66   
68   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT
MPCDATA
55   
55   
MPC DATA FLAG
MPCELIG
54   
54   
MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG
MRI_M18
84   
85   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
OBDATEMM
60   
61   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OBDATEYR
56   
59   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OBMD24X
116   
123   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OBMR24X
108   
115   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OBOF24X
148   
154   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OBOT24X
169   
176   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBPV24X
124   
131   
AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBSF24X
100   
107   
AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OBSL24X
155   
161   
AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)
OBTC24X
185   
193   
HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OBTR24X
140   
147   
AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OBVA24X
132   
139   
AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OBWC24X
162   
168   
AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OBXP24X
177   
184   
SUM OF OBSF24X - OBOT24X (IMPUTED)
PANEL
52   
53   
PANEL NUMBER
PERWT24F
195   
206   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2024
PID
8   
10   
PERSON NUMBER
RCVVAC_M18
88   
89   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SEEDOC_M18
62   
63   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT
SONOGRAM_M18
78   
79   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SURGPROC
90   
91   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
TELEHEALTHFLAG
95   
95   
IS THIS A TELEHEALTH EVENT
VARPSU
211   
211   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2024
VARSTR
207   
210   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2024
VISITTYPE
96   
97   
TYPE OF TELEHEALTH VISIT
VSTCTGRY
71   
73   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN_M18
74   
75   
THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND
XRAYS_M18
80   
81   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
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