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MEPS HC-188G CODEBOOK
2016 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: February 20, 2019

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
FFBEF16
94   
95   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2016
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
FFOBTYPE
92   
93   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFTOT17
96   
97   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2016
IMPFLAG
209   
209   
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
OBDATEMM
50   
51   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OBDATEYR
46   
49   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OBMD16X
114   
121   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OBMR16X
106   
113   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OBOF16X
144   
151   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OBOR16X
168   
175   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
OBOT16X
184   
191   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBOU16X
176   
183   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)
OBPV16X
122   
129   
AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBSF16X
98   
105   
AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OBSL16X
152   
159   
AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)
OBTC16X
200   
208   
HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OBTR16X
137   
143   
AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OBVA16X
130   
136   
AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OBWC16X
160   
167   
AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OBXP16X
192   
199   
SUM OF OBSF16X - OBOT16X (IMPUTED)
OTHSVCE
86   
87   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM
PANEL
42   
43   
PANEL NUMBER
PERWT16F
210   
221   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2016
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
226   
226   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2016
VARSTR
222   
225   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2016
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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