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MEPS HC016G CODEBOOK

1997 Office-Based Medical Provider Visits File

DATE:September 20, 2005

Name	Start	End	Description
ANESTH	104	105	THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
CHEMOTH	74	75	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE CHEMOTHERAPY
DOCATLOC	62	63	ANY MD WORK AT LOCATION WHERE P SAW PROV
DRUGTRT	82	83	TREATMENT FOR DRUG OR ALCOHOL
DUID	1	5	DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID	9	16	PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
EEG	100	101	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A EEG
EKG	98	99	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
EVENTRN	29	29	EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX	17	28	EVENT ID
FFBEF97	145	146	TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1997
FFEEIDX	30	41	FLAT FEE ID
FFOBTYPE	143	144	FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFTOT98	147	148	TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1997
IMPOBCHG	263	263	IMPUTATION STATUS OF OBTC97X
IMPOBCHM	256	256	IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OBCH97X
IMPOBMCD	253	253	IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OBMD97X
IMPOBMCR	252	252	IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OBMR97X
IMPOBOFD	257	257	IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OBOF97X
IMPOBOPR	260	260	IMPUTATION STATUS OF OBOR97X
IMPOBOPU	261	261	IMPUTATION STATUS OF OBOU97X
IMPOBOTH	262	262	IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OBOT97X
IMPOBPRV	254	254	IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OBPV97X
IMPOBSLF	251	251	IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OBSF97X
IMPOBSTL	258	258	IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OBSL97X
IMPOBVA	255	255	IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OBVA97X
IMPOBWCP	259	259	IMPUTATION FLAG FOR OBWC97X
IVTHER	80	81	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE IV THERAPY
KIDNEYD	78	79	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE KIDNEY DIALYSIS
LABTEST	88	89	THIS VISIST DID P HAVE LAB TEST
MAMMOG	94	95	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC	112	113	ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MEDPTYPE	58	59	TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
MPCDATA	43	43	MPC DATA FLAG
MPCELIG	42	42	MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG
MRI	96	97	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
NUMCOND	141	142	TOTAL # COND RECORDS LINKED TO THIS EVNT
OBCCC1X	129	131	MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCCC2X	132	134	MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCCC3X	135	137	MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCCC4X	138	140	MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCH97X	186	193	AMOUNT PAID, CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OBDATEDD	50	51	EVENT DATE - DAY
OBDATEMM	48	49	EVENT DATE - MONTH
OBDATEYR	44	47	EVENT DATE - YEAR
OBICD1X	115	117	3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OBICD2X	118	120	3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OBICD3X	121	123	3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OBICD4X	124	126	3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OBMD97X	164	170	AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OBMR97X	156	163	AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OBOF97X	194	200	AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OBOR97X	215	221	AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
OBOT97X	228	234	AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBOU97X	222	227	AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)
OBPRO1X	127	128	2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE
OBPV97X	171	178	AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBSF97X	149	155	AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OBSL97X	201	207	AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)
OBTC97X	243	250	HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OBVA97X	179	185	AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)
OBWC97X	208	214	AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OBXP97X	235	242	SUM OF OBSF97X-OBOT97X (IMPUTED)
OCCUPTH	70	71	DID P HAVE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
OTHSVCE	106	107	OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS/EXAMS
PHYSTH	68	69	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY
PID	6	8	PERSON NUMBER
PSYCHOTH	86	87	DID P HAVE PSYCHOTHERAPY/COUNSELING
RADIATTH	76	77	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE RADIATION THERAPY
RCVSHOT	84	85	THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ALLERGY SHOT
RCVVAC	102	103	THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE VACCINATION
REFERDBY	54	55	REFERRED BY ANOTHER PHYSICIAN
SEEDOC	56	57	TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL
SEETLKPV	52	53	DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE
SONOGRAM	90	91	DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRASOUND
SPEECHTH	72	73	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SPEECH THERAPY
SURGNAME	110	111	SURGICAL PROCEDURE NAME IN CATEGORIES
SURGPROC	108	109	WAS SURGICAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON P
TIMESPNT	60	61	TIME SPENT WITH DOCTOR/MEDICAL PERSON
VAPLACE	114	114	VA FACILITY FLAG
VARPSU97	276	277	VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1997
VARSTR97	278	280	VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1997
VSTCTGRY	64	65	BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P HAVE ON VST DT
VSTRELCN	66	67	VISIT/PHONE CALL RELATED TO CONDITION
WTDPER97	264	275	POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJ PERS LEVL WGT,1997
XRAYS	92	93	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS