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MEPS HC-229E CODEBOOK
2021 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
DATE: May 9, 2023

Name
Start
End
Description
DUID
1   
7   
PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
DUPERSID
11   
20   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EKG_M18
90   
91   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
ERDATEMM
73   
74   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
ERDATEYR
69   
72   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
ERDMD21X
224   
231   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERDMR21X
217   
223   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDOF21X
252   
257   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERDOT21X
271   
277   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDPV21X
232   
238   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDSF21X
210   
216   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERDSL21X
258   
263   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERDTC21X
286   
293   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERDTR21X
246   
251   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDVA21X
239   
245   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
ERDWC21X
264   
270   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERDXP21X
278   
285   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF21X - ERDOT21X
ERFMD21X
132   
139   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERFMR21X
124   
131   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFOF21X
162   
168   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERFOT21X
185   
192   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFPV21X
140   
147   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFSF21X
117   
123   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERFSL21X
169   
176   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERFTC21X
201   
209   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERFTR21X
155   
161   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFVA21X
148   
154   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
ERFWC21X
177   
184   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERFXP21X
193   
200   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF21X - ERFOT21X
ERHEVIDX
38   
53   
EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING HOSPITAL STAY
ERTC21X
108   
116   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC21X + ERDTC21X)
ERXP21X
100   
107   
TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP21X + ERDXP21X)
EVENTRN
37   
37   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX
21   
36   
EVENT ID
FFEEIDX
54   
65   
FLAT FEE ID
FFERTYPE
98   
99   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
IMPFLAG
294   
294   
IMPUTATION STATUS
LABTEST_M18
80   
81   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG_M18
86   
87   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC
96   
97   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MPCDATA
68   
68   
MPC DATA FLAG
MRI_M18
88   
89   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
PANEL
66   
67   
PANEL NUMBER
PERWT21F
295   
306   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2021
PID
8   
10   
PERSON NUMBER
RCVVAC_M18
92   
93   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SONOGRAM_M18
82   
83   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SURGPROC
94   
95   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
VARPSU
311   
311   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2021
VARSTR
307   
310   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2021
VSTCTGRY
75   
77   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN
78   
79   
THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION
XRAYS_M18
84   
85   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
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