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            | MEPS HC-188G CODEBOOK |  
            | 2016 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS |  
            | DATE: February 20, 2019 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 62 |  
            | End: | 63 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |            577 |      5,090,994 |  
            | -8 DK |            185 |      2,221,080 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |             73 |        314,643 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |          1,333 |     16,336,704 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP |         35,124 |    369,266,148 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT |         75,057 |    864,293,042 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) |            973 |      9,657,265 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |         11,788 |    128,266,745 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT |         16,469 |    167,233,287 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS |          4,820 |     52,850,827 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM |          5,059 |     56,600,683 |  
            | 8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV) |          3,252 |     30,175,330 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM |          1,867 |     19,639,414 |  
            | 10 LASER EYE SURGERY |            133 |      1,278,492 |  
            | 91 OTHER |          8,293 |     86,200,269 |  
            | TOTAL |        165,003 |  1,809,424,924 |  
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