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            | MEPS HC-178F CODEBOOK |  
            | 2015 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS |  
            | DATE:       May 5, 2017 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 59 |  
            | End: | 60 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |             29 |        284,316 |  
            | -8 DK |             19 |        193,969 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |             74 |        905,738 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP |          2,252 |     21,746,456 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT |          7,456 |     90,173,847 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) |            148 |      1,707,426 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |            732 |      4,798,731 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT |          1,252 |     13,614,824 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS |            188 |      2,120,969 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM |             87 |        796,263 |  
            | 8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV) |            260 |      2,483,891 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM |             39 |        396,215 |  
            | 10 LASER EYE SURGERY |             37 |        312,192 |  
            | 91 OTHER |          1,605 |     18,227,399 |  
            | TOTAL |         14,178 |    157,762,236 |  
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