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MEPS HC010C CODEBOOK
1996 Other Medical Expenses File
DATE:September 19, 2005

Variable Name: OMOTHOS
Description: OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 70
End: 94

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER96
$50,000.00
1
10,801
-1 INAPPLICABLE
6,330
80,338,891
A LIGHT BOX
1
13,790
ACUPUNTURE
1
11,242
ARM SLING
1
0
BACK BRACE
1
14,460
BANDAGES
1
15,389
BANDAGES AND DRESSINGS
1
8,574
BANDAGES, ALCOHOL
1
10,435
BANDAIDS
1
0
BATTERIES FOR HEARING AID
1
21,773
BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR
1
16,893
BLOOD/SUGAR TESTER
1
12,208
CANE
2
24,262
CANE FOR THE BLIND
1
0
CANE/CRUTCHES
1
11,126
CAR AIDS HEADRESRT
1
19,603
CHAIR CUSHIONS
1
6,886
COCK UP WRIST BRACES
1
10,213
CPAP BREATHING DEVICE
1
13,806
CPAP CONT POSITIVE AIR
1
11,080
CRUTCHES
2
24,147
DIAM
1
8,148
ELASTIC STOCKINGS
1
10,041
EXERCISE BANDS
1
33,082
FLU SHOT BY VISITING NURS
1
7,851
HIGHER CHAIRS
1
15,781
HUMIDIFIER
1
16,855
IBUPROFIN MAIL ORDERED
1
15,813
KITCHEN AIDES
1
8,177
KNEE BRACE
2
21,752
KY JELLY, CREAMS
1
3,602
LIFT CHAIR
1
17,003
MAGNIFY.GLASS/VISUAL AIDE
1
16,107
MED COMPRESSION STOCKINGS
1
25,606
MOLDED EAR PLUGS SEE NOTE
1
20,529
NEBULIZER
2
28,523
NEBULIZER MASK & TUBING
1
10,262
NECK BRACE
1
12,453
OME FOR PROSTATE
1
4,730
OPTIVISOR
1
12,708
OXXYGEN
1
4,875
OXYGEN
3
36,039
PULMO AID THERAPY 6SYSTEM
1
4,472
RESPIRATOR
1
9,476
RETAINER
1
5,737
SHOE INSERTS
1
7,599
SLING FOR ARM
2
29,421
SPECIAL CLOTHING
1
0
STETHOSCOPE
1
21,266
SURGICAL HOSE
1
13,622
SURGICAL STOCKINGS
1
12,327
TELEPHONE LIFELINE
1
16,884
VAPORIZER, BANDAIDS
1
6,026
VAPORIZOR
1
8,263
WALKER
3
35,268
WALKER WITH WHEELS
1
2,212
WHEEL CHAIR
2
43,522
WHEELCHAIR
3
44,584
WRIST BRACE
2
23,685
TOTAL
6,402
81,209,879


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