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            | MEPS HC-197G CODEBOOK |  
            | 2017 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS |  
            | DATE:       May 7, 2019 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 62 |  
            | End: | 63 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |            288 |      3,470,602 |  
            | -8 DK |            241 |      2,269,692 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |             18 |        187,134 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |            805 |      9,320,462 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP |         36,671 |    396,140,842 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT |         76,368 |    857,449,242 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) |          1,018 |     10,569,805 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |         14,112 |    147,470,682 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT |         16,703 |    179,229,048 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS |          4,911 |     58,706,915 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM |          5,406 |     62,315,063 |  
            | 8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV) |          2,626 |     26,924,976 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM |          1,623 |     19,268,438 |  
            | 10 LASER EYE SURGERY |            173 |      2,048,532 |  
            | 91 OTHER |          9,528 |    103,190,152 |  
            | TOTAL |        170,491 |  1,878,561,585 |  
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