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MEPS HC-206G CODEBOOK
2018 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: May 5, 2020

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 71
End: 73

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
5
120,329
-8 DK
441
4,884,385
-7 REFUSED
83
720,469
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
39,904
426,312,129
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
85,489
924,332,750
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
1,060
11,090,590
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
17,961
191,037,103
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
19,733
206,299,537
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
5,841
65,914,334
7 VISION EXAM
6,689
74,813,060
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
2,857
34,759,978
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,738
21,915,630
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
236
2,626,012
91 OTHER
11,402
121,053,699
TOTAL
193,439
2,085,880,007


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