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MEPS HC-188E CODEBOOK
2016 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
DATE: February 19, 2019

Name
Start
End
Description
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
ERHEVIDX
30   
41   
EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING HOSPITAL STAY
FFEEIDX
42   
53   
FLAT FEE ID
PANEL
54   
55   
PANEL NUMBER
MPCDATA
56   
56   
MPC DATA FLAG
ERDATEYR
57   
60   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
ERDATEMM
61   
62   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
VSTCTGRY
63   
64   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
VSTRELCN
65   
66   
THIS VST RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION
LABTEST
67   
68   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
SONOGRAM
69   
70   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
XRAYS
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
MAMMOG
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MRI
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
EKG
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
EEG
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG
RCVVAC
81   
82   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
ANESTH
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
THRTSWAB
85   
86   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A THROAT SWAB
OTHSVCE
87   
88   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM
SURGPROC
89   
90   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
MEDPRESC
91   
92   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
FFERTYPE
93   
94   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFBEF16
95   
96   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2016
ERXP16X
97   
105   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP16X + ERDXP16X)
ERTC16X
106   
114   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC16X+ERDTC16X)
ERFSF16X
115   
122   
FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERFMR16X
123   
130   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFMD16X
131   
138   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERFPV16X
139   
147   
FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFVA16X
148   
155   
FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
ERFTR16X
156   
162   
FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
ERFOF16X
163   
169   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERFSL16X
170   
176   
FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERFWC16X
177   
183   
FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERFOR16X
184   
191   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
ERFOU16X
192   
198   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
ERFOT16X
199   
206   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFXP16X
207   
215   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF16X-ERFOT16X
ERFTC16X
216   
224   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERDSF16X
225   
231   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERDMR16X
232   
238   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDMD16X
239   
245   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERDPV16X
246   
252   
DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDVA16X
253   
259   
DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
ERDTR16X
260   
265   
DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
ERDOF16X
266   
269   
DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERDSL16X
270   
275   
DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERDWC16X
276   
282   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERDOR16X
283   
289   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
ERDOU16X
290   
295   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
ERDOT16X
296   
302   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDXP16X
303   
309   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF16X - ERDOT16X
ERDTC16X
310   
317   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
IMPFLAG
318   
318   
IMPUTATION STATUS
PERWT16F
319   
330   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2016
VARSTR
331   
334   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2016
VARPSU
335   
335   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2016
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