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            | MEPS HC-188F CODEBOOK |  
            | 2016 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS |  
            | DATE: February 20, 2019 |  
 
          
            | 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 |        345,539 |  
            | -8 DK |             27 |        336,928 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |             70 |        718,653 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP |          2,140 |     21,697,336 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT |          7,911 |     94,506,905 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) |            147 |      1,477,170 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |            365 |      3,385,587 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT |          1,064 |     12,107,188 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS |            267 |      2,905,399 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM |             63 |        691,004 |  
            | 8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV) |            256 |      2,023,764 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM |             45 |        384,891 |  
            | 10 LASER EYE SURGERY |             32 |        286,639 |  
            | 91 OTHER |          1,417 |     15,027,737 |  
            | TOTAL |         13,833 |    155,894,739 |  
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