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MEPS HC-220E CODEBOOK
2020 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
DATE: May 23, 2022

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   
77   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN
78   
79   
THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION
LABTEST_M18
80   
81   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
SONOGRAM_M18
82   
83   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
XRAYS_M18
84   
85   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
MAMMOG_M18
86   
87   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MRI_M18
88   
89   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
EKG_M18
90   
91   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
RCVVAC_M18
92   
93   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SURGPROC
94   
95   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
MEDPRESC
96   
97   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
FFERTYPE
98   
99   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
ERXP20X
100   
107   
TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP20X + ERDXP20X)
ERTC20X
108   
116   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC20X + ERDTC20X)
ERFSF20X
117   
124   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERFMR20X
125   
132   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFMD20X
133   
140   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERFPV20X
141   
148   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFVA20X
149   
156   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
ERFTR20X
157   
163   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFOF20X
164   
170   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERFSL20X
171   
178   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERFWC20X
179   
185   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERFOT20X
186   
193   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFXP20X
194   
201   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF20X - ERFOT20X
ERFTC20X
202   
210   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERDSF20X
211   
217   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERDMR20X
218   
224   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDMD20X
225   
231   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERDPV20X
232   
238   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDVA20X
239   
244   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
ERDTR20X
245   
250   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDOF20X
251   
254   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERDSL20X
255   
260   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERDWC20X
261   
267   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERDOT20X
268   
274   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDXP20X
275   
281   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF20X - ERDOT20X
ERDTC20X
282   
289   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
IMPFLAG
290   
290   
IMPUTATION STATUS
PERWT20F
291   
302   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2020
VARSTR
303   
306   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2020
VARPSU
307   
307   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2020
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