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MEPS HC016F CODEBOOK
1997 Outpatient Visits File
DATE:September 20, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
MPCDATA
42   
42   
MPC DATA FLAG
OPDATEYR
43   
46   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OPDATEMM
47   
48   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OPDATEDD
49   
50   
EVENT DATE - DAY
REFERDBY
51   
52   
THIS VISIT REFERRED BY ANOTHER PHYSICIAN
SEEDOC
53   
54   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONECALL
MEDPTYPE
55   
56   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
TIMESPNT
57   
58   
TIME P SPENT WITH DOCTOR/MEDICAL PERSON
VSTCTGRY
59   
60   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P HAVE ON VST DT
VSTRELCN
61   
62   
THIS VISIT/CALL RELATED TO SPECIFIC COND
PHYSTH
63   
64   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY
OCCUPTH
65   
66   
DID P HAVE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
SPEECHTH
67   
68   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SPEECH THERAPY
CHEMOTH
69   
70   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE CHEMOTHERAPY
RADIATTH
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE RADIATION THERAPY
KIDNEYD
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE KIDNEY DIALYSIS
IVTHER
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE IV THERAPY
DRUGTRT
77   
78   
DID P HAVE TREATMENT FOR DRUG OR ALCOHOL
RCVSHOT
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ALLERGY SHOT
PSYCHOTH
81   
82   
DID P HAVE PSYCHOTHERAPY/COUNSELING
LABTEST
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
SONOGRAM
85   
86   
DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRASOUND
XRAYS
87   
88   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
MAMMOG
89   
90   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MRI
91   
92   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI
EKG
93   
94   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
EEG
95   
96   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A CATSCAN
RCVVAC
97   
98   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE VACCINATION
ANESTH
99   
100   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
OTHSVCE
101   
102   
DID P HAVE OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS/EXAMS
SURGPROC
103   
104   
WAS SURGICAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON P
SURGNAME
105   
106   
SURGICAL PROCEDURE NAME IN CATEGORIES
MEDPRESC
107   
108   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
DOCOUTF
109   
110   
DOCTOR/SURGEON SEEN OUTSIDE OF PROVIDER
VAPLACE
111   
111   
VA FACILITY FLAG
OPICD1X
112   
114   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPICD2X
115   
117   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPICD3X
118   
120   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPICD4X
121   
123   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPPRO1X
124   
126   
2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE
OPCCC1X
127   
129   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC2X
130   
132   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC3X
133   
135   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC4X
136   
138   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
NUMCOND
139   
140   
TOTAL # COND RECORDS LINKED TO THIS EVNT
FFOPTYPE
141   
142   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFBEF97
143   
144   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1997
FFTOT98
145   
146   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1997
OPEXP97X
147   
154   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP97X + OPDXP97X)
OPTC97X
155   
162   
TOT CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC97X + OPDTC97X)
OPFSF97X
163   
169   
FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFMR97X
170   
176   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFMD97X
177   
183   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFPV97X
184   
191   
FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFVA97X
192   
199   
FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)
OPFCH97X
200   
207   
FACILITY AMT PD, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPFOF97X
208   
214   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFSL97X
215   
221   
FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFWC97X
222   
229   
FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFOR97X
230   
236   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
OPFOU97X
237   
243   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)
OPFOT97X
244   
250   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFXP97X
251   
258   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF97X-OPFOT97X
OPFTC97X
259   
266   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
IMPOPFSF
267   
267   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFSF97X
IMPOPFMR
268   
268   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFMR97X
IMPOPFMD
269   
269   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFMD97X
IMPOPFPV
270   
270   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFPV97X
IMPOPFVA
271   
271   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFVA97X
IMPOPFCH
272   
272   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFCH97X
IMPOPFOF
273   
273   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFOF97X
IMPOPFSL
274   
274   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFSL97X
IMPOPFWC
275   
275   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFWC97X
IMPOPFOR
276   
276   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFOR97X
IMPOPFOU
277   
277   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFOU97X
IMPOPFOT
278   
278   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFOT97X
IMPOPFXP
279   
279   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OPFXP97X
IMPOPCHG
280   
280   
IMPUTATION STATUS OF OPFTC97X
IMPOPNUM
281   
281   
# DR RECORDS IMPUTED PER FACIL PROVIDER
OPDSF97X
282   
288   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDMR97X
289   
295   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDMD97X
296   
302   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDPV97X
303   
309   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,PRIVATE INSURNCE(IMP)
OPDVA97X
310   
315   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)
OPDCH97X
316   
322   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMP)
OPDOF97X
323   
328   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMP)
OPDSL97X
329   
334   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,STATE/LOCAL GOVT(IMP)
OPDWC97X
335   
341   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKER'S COMP (IMP)
OPDOR97X
342   
348   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMP)
OPDOU97X
349   
355   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMP)
OPDOT97X
356   
359   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,OTHER INSURANCE (IMP)
OPDXP97X
360   
366   
DOCTOR SUM OF PAYMENTS OPDSF97X-OPDOT97X
OPDTC97X
367   
373   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
WTDPER97
374   
385   
POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJ PERSON LEVL WGT-97
VARPSU97
386   
387   
VARIANCE ESTIMATIONPSU, 1997
VARSTR97
388   
390   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 1997
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