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MEPS HC-178C CODEBOOK
2015 OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSES
DATE: April 10, 2017

Variable Name: OMOTHOX
Description: OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY - EDITED
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 48
End: 72

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT15F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
7,473
81,980,419
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1
5,295
ACUPUNCTURIST
1
10,083
BANDAGE AND ORTHATICS
1
41,798
BREAST PUMP
2
3,190
CALL TO PHARMACIST
1
5,086
CLINIC
1
8,730
COMPRESSION SLEEVE/GLOVE
1
10,583
COMPRESSION SOCKS
1
6,334
COMPRESSION STOCKINGS
2
19,607
EAR DROPS
1
14,242
EYEBALL DETACHED RETINA
1
31,964
FLEX-TENS MACHINE/ E.PADS
1
5,918
FLU SHOT
5
61,598
FLU SHOT AT PHARMACY
1
12,780
FORMULA FEEDING SUPPLIES
1
21,196
HEAT WRAP
1
29,095
HOISERY FOR ADEMA IN LEGS
1
22,287
HOUSEHOLD CHORE SERVICES
1
10,815
ICE MACHINE
1
16,740
JOBST STOCKINGS
1
9,167
LABWORK
1
7,178
LYMPHADEMA EQUIP
1
25,908
MASSAGE THERAPY
3
44,761
MASSAGES
1
26,945
MASTECTOMY BRAS
1
14,283
OBSTETRICIAN VISITS
1
3,095
PHYSCIAL THERAY
1
12,590
REPAIR OF GLASSES
1
12,128
RETAINER
1
0
SEEING EYE DOG
1
6,242
SEMINAR FOR HEALING
1
2,198
SIGHT TO VOICE READERS
1
6,580
SKILLED NURSING
1
6,232
THERAPY
1
5,794
TOE WASH KIT
1
15,986
WHEEL CHAIR REPAIRS
1
4,169
TOTAL
7,517
82,521,016


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