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MEPS HC-206E CODEBOOK
2018 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
DATE: May 5, 2020

Name
Start
End
Description
DUID
1   
7   
PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
PID
8   
10   
PERSON NUMBER
DUPERSID
11   
20   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EVNTIDX
21   
36   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
37   
37   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
ERHEVIDX
38   
53   
EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING HOSPITAL STAY
FFEEIDX
54   
65   
FLAT FEE ID
PANEL
66   
67   
PANEL NUMBER
MPCDATA
68   
68   
MPC DATA FLAG
ERDATEYR
69   
72   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
ERDATEMM
73   
74   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
VSTCTGRY
75   
76   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN
77   
78   
THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION
LABTEST_M18
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
SONOGRAM_M18
81   
82   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
XRAYS_M18
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
MAMMOG_M18
85   
86   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MRI_M18
87   
88   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
EKG_M18
89   
90   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
RCVVAC_M18
91   
92   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SURGPROC
93   
94   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
MEDPRESC
95   
96   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
FFERTYPE
97   
98   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
ERXP18X
99   
106   
TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP18X + ERDXP18X)
ERTC18X
107   
115   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC18X+ERDTC18X)
ERFSF18X
116   
122   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERFMR18X
123   
130   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFMD18X
131   
137   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERFPV18X
138   
145   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFVA18X
146   
152   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
ERFTR18X
153   
159   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
ERFOF18X
160   
166   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERFSL18X
167   
174   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERFWC18X
175   
182   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERFOR18X
183   
189   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
ERFOU18X
190   
196   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
ERFOT18X
197   
203   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFXP18X
204   
211   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF18X-ERFOT18X
ERFTC18X
212   
220   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERDSF18X
221   
227   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERDMR18X
228   
234   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDMD18X
235   
241   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERDPV18X
242   
248   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDVA18X
249   
255   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
ERDTR18X
256   
262   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
ERDOF18X
263   
266   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERDSL18X
267   
272   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERDWC18X
273   
279   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERDOR18X
280   
286   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
ERDOU18X
287   
292   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
ERDOT18X
293   
299   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDXP18X
300   
306   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF18X - ERDOT18X
ERDTC18X
307   
314   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
IMPFLAG
315   
315   
IMPUTATION STATUS
PERWT18F
316   
327   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2018
VARSTR
328   
331   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2018
VARPSU
332   
332   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2018
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