Medical Expenditure Panel Survey PUF Codebook

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MEPS HC 239F CODEBOOK

2022 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS

DATE: May 31, 2024

Name	Start	End	Description
DRSPLTY_M18	63	64	OPAT DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
DUID	1	7	PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
DUPERSID	11	20	PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EKG_M18	81	82	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
EVENTRN	37	37	EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX	21	36	EVENT ID
FFEEIDX	38	51	FLAT FEE ID
FFOPTYPE	93	94	FLAT FEE BUNDLE
IMPFLAG	290	290	IMPUTATION STATUS
LABTEST_M18	71	72	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG_M18	77	78	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC	87	89	ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MEDPTYPE_M18	65	66	TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT
MPCDATA	54	54	MPC DATA FLAG
MRI_M18	79	80	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
OPDATEMM	59	60	EVENT DATE - MONTH
OPDATEYR	55	58	EVENT DATE - YEAR
OPDMD22X	221	227	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDMR22X	214	220	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDOF22X	250	253	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDOT22X	267	273	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDPV22X	228	235	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDSF22X	206	213	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDSL22X	254	259	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPDTC22X	282	289	TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPDTR22X	243	249	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDVA22X	236	242	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPDWC22X	260	266	DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDXP22X	274	281	DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF22X - OPDOT22X
OPFMD22X	128	135	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFMR22X	120	127	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFOF22X	160	166	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFOT22X	182	188	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFPV22X	136	143	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFSF22X	112	119	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFSL22X	167	173	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFTC22X	197	205	TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPFTR22X	152	159	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFVA22X	144	151	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPFWC22X	174	181	FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFXP22X	189	196	FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF22X - OPFOT22X
OPTC22X	103	111	TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC22X + OPDTC22X)
OPXP22X	95	102	TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP22X + OPDXP22X)
PANEL	52	53	PANEL NUMBER
PERWT22F	291	303	EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2022
PID	8	10	PERSON NUMBER
RCVVAC_M18	83	84	THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SEEDOC_M18	61	62	DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT
SONOGRAM_M18	73	74	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SURGPROC	85	86	WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
TELEHEALTHFLAG	90	90	IS THIS A TELEHEALTH EVENT
VARPSU	308	308	VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2022
VARSTR	304	307	VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2022
VISITTYPE	91	92	TYPE OF TELEHEALTH VISIT
VSTCTGRY	67	68	BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN_M18	69	70	THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND
XRAYS_M18	75	76	THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS