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MEPS HC-188F CODEBOOK
2016 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: February 20, 2019

Name
Start
End
Description
XRAYS
67   
68   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
VSTRELCN
61   
62   
THIS VST/PHONE CALL RELATED TO SPEC COND
VSTCTGRY
59   
60   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
VARSTR
328   
331   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2016
VARPSU
332   
332   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2016
THRTSWAB
81   
82   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A THROAT SWAB
SURGPROC
85   
86   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
SONOGRAM
65   
66   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SEETLKPV
51   
52   
DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE
SEEDOC
53   
54   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL
RCVVAC
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
PERWT16F
316   
327   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2016
PANEL
42   
43   
PANEL NUMBER
OTHSVCE
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM
OPXP16X
93   
100   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP16X + OPDXP16X)
OPTC16X
101   
109   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC16X+OPDTC16X)
OPFXP16X
200   
207   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF16X-OPFOT16X
OPFWC16X
171   
177   
FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFVA16X
141   
148   
FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OPFTR16X
149   
156   
FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OPFTC16X
208   
216   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPFSL16X
164   
170   
FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFSF16X
110   
116   
FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFPV16X
133   
140   
FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFOU16X
186   
192   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
OPFOT16X
193   
199   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFOR16X
178   
185   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
OPFOF16X
157   
163   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFMR16X
117   
124   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFMD16X
125   
132   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDXP16X
298   
305   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF16X-OPDOT16X
OPDWC16X
270   
276   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDVA16X
246   
252   
DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OPDTR16X
253   
259   
DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OPDTC16X
306   
314   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPDSL16X
265   
269   
DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPDSF16X
217   
223   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDPV16X
238   
245   
DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDOU16X
284   
290   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUBLIC (IMPUTED)
OPDOT16X
291   
297   
DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDOR16X
277   
283   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
OPDOF16X
260   
264   
DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDMR16X
224   
230   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDMD16X
231   
237   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDATEYR
45   
48   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OPDATEMM
49   
50   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
MRI
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
MPCDATA
44   
44   
MPC DATA FLAG
MEDPTYPE
57   
58   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
MEDPRESC
87   
88   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MAMMOG
69   
70   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
LABTEST
63   
64   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
IMPFLAG
315   
315   
IMPUTATION STATUS
FFOPTYPE
89   
90   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
FFBEF16
91   
92   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2016
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EKG
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
EEG
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DRSPLTY
55   
56   
OPAT DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
ANESTH
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
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