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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 |  
 
        
          
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            | -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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