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MEPS HC-160G CODEBOOK
2013 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: July 16, 2015

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 62
End: 63

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT13F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
709
6,675,570
-8 DK
158
1,526,557
-7 REFUSED
7
139,191
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,268
13,696,818
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
36,359
370,410,671
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
72,509
807,495,976
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
1,072
10,290,314
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
11,345
113,798,050
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
15,777
160,732,321
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
5,161
56,457,307
7 VISION EXAM
4,844
53,257,822
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
4,492
40,423,629
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
2,112
19,381,006
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
191
1,853,002
91 OTHER
9,760
104,622,358
TOTAL
165,764
1,760,760,592


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