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            | MEPS HC-118F CODEBOOK |  
            | 2008 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS |  
            | DATE:  October 29, 2010 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 61 |  
            | End: | 62 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |             51 |        492,009 |  
            | -8 DK |             11 |         81,158 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |             95 |      1,122,241 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP |          1,068 |     11,561,431 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT |          6,368 |     71,714,164 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) |            108 |      1,117,099 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |            301 |      5,493,238 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT |            887 |      8,827,290 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS |             76 |        753,415 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM |             44 |        316,932 |  
            | 8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV) |            315 |      2,306,485 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM |             37 |        230,227 |  
            | 10 LASER EYE SURGERY |             20 |        173,525 |  
            | 91 OTHER |          1,792 |     20,221,380 |  
            | TOTAL |         11,173 |    124,410,595 |  
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