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MEPS HC-197F CODEBOOK
2017 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: May 7, 2019

Name
Start
End
Description
DRSPLTY
55   
56   
OPAT DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EKG
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
FFOPTYPE
83   
84   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
IMPFLAG
314   
314   
IMPUTATION STATUS
LABTEST
63   
64   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG
69   
70   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC
81   
82   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MEDPTYPE
57   
58   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
MPCDATA
44   
44   
MPC DATA FLAG
MRI
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
OPDATEMM
49   
50   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OPDATEYR
45   
48   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OPDMD17X
230   
236   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDMR17X
223   
229   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDOF17X
259   
263   
DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDOR17X
277   
284   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
OPDOT17X
291   
297   
DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDOU17X
285   
290   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUBLIC (IMPUTED)
OPDPV17X
237   
244   
DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDSF17X
216   
222   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDSL17X
264   
269   
DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPDTC17X
306   
313   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPDTR17X
252   
258   
DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OPDVA17X
245   
251   
DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OPDWC17X
270   
276   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDXP17X
298   
305   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF17X-OPDOT17X
OPFMD17X
120   
127   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFMR17X
112   
119   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFOF17X
152   
157   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFOR17X
174   
181   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
OPFOT17X
189   
196   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFOU17X
182   
188   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
OPFPV17X
128   
135   
FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFSF17X
104   
111   
FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFSL17X
158   
164   
FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFTC17X
206   
215   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPFTR17X
144   
151   
FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OPFVA17X
136   
143   
FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OPFWC17X
165   
173   
FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFXP17X
197   
205   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF17X-OPFOT17X
OPTC17X
94   
103   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC17X+OPDTC17X)
OPXP17X
85   
93   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP17X + OPDXP17X)
OTHSVCE
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM
PANEL
42   
43   
PANEL NUMBER
PERWT17F
315   
326   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2017
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
RCVVAC
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SEEDOC
53   
54   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL
SEETLKPV
51   
52   
DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE
SONOGRAM
65   
66   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SURGPROC
79   
80   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
VARPSU
331   
331   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2017
VARSTR
327   
330   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2017
VSTCTGRY
59   
60   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
VSTRELCN
61   
62   
THIS VST/PHONE CALL RELATED TO SPEC COND
XRAYS
67   
68   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
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