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MEPS HC-118F CODEBOOK
2008 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: October 29, 2010

Name
Start
End
Description
SURGPROC
109   
110   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
VARSTR
379   
382   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2008
VARPSU
383   
383   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2008
MEDPTYPE
59   
60   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
OPFTC08X
263   
270   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPDTC08X
358   
365   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPTC08X
155   
162   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC08X+OPDTC08X)
FFBEF08
143   
144   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2008
FFTOT09
145   
146   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2008
OPXP08X
147   
154   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP08X + OPDXP08X)
VSTRELCN
63   
64   
THIS VST/PHONE CALL RELATED TO SPEC COND
ANESTH
103   
104   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
RCVSHOT
81   
82   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE AN ALLERGY SHOT
RCVVAC
101   
102   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
XRAYS
91   
92   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
SPEECHTH
69   
70   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SPEECH THERAPY
SONOGRAM
89   
90   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
RADIATTH
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE RADIATION THERAPY
PHYSTH
65   
66   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY
OTHSHOT
85   
86   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTHER SHOT
OTHSVCE
107   
108   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM
LABTEST
87   
88   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
KIDNEYD
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE KIDNEY DIALYSIS
IVTHER
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE IV THERAPY
CHEMOTH
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE CHEMOTHERAPY
MRI
95   
96   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
EKG
97   
98   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
EEG
99   
100   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG
THRTSWAB
105   
106   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A THROAT SWAB
MAMMOG
93   
94   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
DRUGTRT
79   
80   
THIS VIS DID P HAVE TRT FOR DRUG/ALCOHOL
OCCUPTH
67   
68   
THIS VIS DID P HAVE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
PANEL
42   
43   
PANEL NUMBER
DRSPLTY
57   
58   
OPAT DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
MPCDATA
44   
44   
MPC DATA FLAG
OPCCC4X
138   
140   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC1X
129   
131   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC2X
132   
134   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC3X
135   
137   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
IMPFLAG
366   
366   
IMPUTATION STATUS
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
FFOPTYPE
141   
142   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
OPFXP08X
255   
262   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF08X-OPFOT08X
OPFTR08X
202   
209   
FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OPFWC08X
224   
231   
FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFSL08X
217   
223   
FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFPV08X
186   
193   
FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFOU08X
240   
246   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
OPFOR08X
232   
239   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
OPFOT08X
247   
254   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFOF08X
210   
216   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFMR08X
170   
177   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFMD08X
178   
185   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFSF08X
163   
169   
FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFVA08X
194   
201   
FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
PERWT08F
367   
378   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2008
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
OPDATEYR
45   
48   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OPDATEMM
49   
50   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OPDATEDD
51   
52   
EVENT DATE - DAY
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
OPDVA08X
299   
304   
DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OPDXP08X
351   
357   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF08X-OPDOT08X
OPDTR08X
305   
311   
DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OPDSL08X
318   
324   
DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPDPV08X
292   
298   
DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDOU08X
339   
344   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUBLIC (IMPUTED)
OPDOR08X
332   
338   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
OPDOT08X
345   
350   
DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDOF08X
312   
317   
DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDWC08X
325   
331   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDMR08X
278   
284   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDMD08X
285   
291   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDSF08X
271   
277   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
SEETLKPV
53   
54   
DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE
SEEDOC
55   
56   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL
PSYCHOTH
83   
84   
DID P HAVE PSYCHOTHERAPY/COUNSELING
VSTCTGRY
61   
62   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
MEDPRESC
111   
112   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
OPICD3X
119   
121   
3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE
OPICD1X
113   
115   
3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE
OPICD4X
122   
124   
3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE
OPICD2X
116   
118   
3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE
OPPRO2X
127   
128   
2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE
OPPRO1X
125   
126   
2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE
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