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MEPS HC-178G CODEBOOK
2015 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: May 5, 2017

Name
Start
End
Description
ANESTH
82   
83   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
DOCATLOC
60   
61   
ANY MD WORK AT LOCATION WHERE P SAW PROV
DRSPLTY
56   
57   
MVIS DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EEG
78   
79   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG
EKG
76   
77   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
FFBEF15
106   
107   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2015
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
FFOBTYPE
104   
105   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFTOT16
108   
109   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2015
IMPFLAG
224   
224   
IMPUTATION STATUS
LABTEST
66   
67   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG
72   
73   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC
90   
91   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MEDPTYPE
58   
59   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
MPCDATA
45   
45   
MPC DATA FLAG
MPCELIG
44   
44   
MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG
MRI
74   
75   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
OBCCC1X
92   
94   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCCC2X
95   
97   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCCC3X
98   
100   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCCC4X
101   
103   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBDATEMM
50   
51   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OBDATEYR
46   
49   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OBMD15X
127   
134   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OBMR15X
118   
126   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OBOF15X
158   
164   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OBOR15X
182   
189   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
OBOT15X
197   
204   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBOU15X
190   
196   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)
OBPV15X
135   
142   
AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBSF15X
110   
117   
AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OBSL15X
165   
173   
AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)
OBTC15X
214   
223   
HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OBTR15X
151   
157   
AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OBVA15X
143   
150   
AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OBWC15X
174   
181   
AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OBXP15X
205   
213   
SUM OF OBSF15X - OBOT15X (IMPUTED)
OTHSVCE
86   
87   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM
PANEL
42   
43   
PANEL NUMBER
PERWT15F
225   
236   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2015
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
RCVVAC
80   
81   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SEEDOC
54   
55   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL
SEETLKPV
52   
53   
DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE
SONOGRAM
68   
69   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SURGPROC
88   
89   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
THRTSWAB
84   
85   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A THROAT SWAB
VARPSU
241   
241   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2015
VARSTR
237   
240   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2015
VSTCTGRY
62   
63   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
VSTRELCN
64   
65   
THIS VST/PHONE CALL RELATED TO SPEC COND
XRAYS
70   
71   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
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