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            | MEPS HC-152G CODEBOOK |  
            | 2012 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS |  
            | DATE:      July 2, 2014 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 66 |  
            | End: | 67 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |            468 |      4,303,634 |  
            | -8 DK |            157 |      1,491,705 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |             16 |        191,128 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |            705 |      8,711,021 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP |         33,699 |    344,479,987 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT |         65,646 |    773,768,797 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) |            892 |      8,799,146 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |          8,359 |     91,825,042 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT |         13,810 |    147,294,552 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS |          3,303 |     36,210,666 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM |          3,833 |     41,124,145 |  
            | 8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV) |          3,751 |     35,089,274 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM |          1,994 |     17,770,998 |  
            | 10 LASER EYE SURGERY |            146 |      1,967,280 |  
            | 91 OTHER |          7,976 |     85,469,670 |  
            | TOTAL |        144,755 |  1,598,497,046 |  
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