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MEPS HC-206F CODEBOOK
2018 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: May 5, 2020

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 67
End: 69

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
1
24,066
-8 DK
261
2,481,608
-7 REFUSED
1
12,716
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
2,829
28,853,781
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
10,801
112,973,207
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
219
2,384,138
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
930
8,958,373
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
2,094
21,309,776
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
214
2,474,838
7 VISION EXAM
94
883,763
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
252
2,692,911
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
37
440,675
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
60
553,017
91 OTHER
1,845
19,396,051
TOTAL
19,638
203,438,921


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