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            | MEPS HC-229E CODEBOOK |  
            | 2021 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS |  
            | DATE:       May 9, 2023 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT |  
            | Format: | 3.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 75 |  
            | End: | 77 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED | 1 | 9,591 |  
            | -8 DK | 34 | 267,104 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 4 | 77,281 |  
            | 1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT | 2,457 | 24,629,081 |  
            | 2 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) | 2,586 | 27,032,751 |  
            | 3 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING | 39 | 451,410 |  
            | 4 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT | 72 | 728,433 |  
            | 5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS | 21 | 233,194 |  
            | 6 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV) | 73 | 794,047 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 157 | 1,443,490 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,444 | 55,666,382 |  
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