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MEPS HC-229F CODEBOOK
2021 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: May 9, 2023

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 67
End: 69

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
1
4,889
-8 DK
145
1,585,500
-7 REFUSED
13
283,143
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
4,095
40,020,845
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
14,438
139,553,723
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
242
2,299,271
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
1,623
16,067,854
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
4,182
40,627,523
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
2,023
21,752,601
7 VISION EXAM
188
1,709,910
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
297
3,856,170
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
59
1,377,247
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
52
457,396
91 OTHER
2,373
21,970,961
TOTAL
29,731
291,567,034


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