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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name: OPTEXPY2
Description: TOTAL OUTPATIENT FAC + DR EXP 24
Format: 6.0
Type: NUM
Start: 5871
End: 5876

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
106
3,734,081
0
6,414
258,917,992
$3 - $304
588
19,992,154
$305 - $954
588
19,934,046
$955 - $3,460
588
20,247,895
$3,461 - $298,308
588
20,705,542
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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