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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 |  
 
        
          
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            | -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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