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MEPS HC 248E CODEBOOK
2023 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
DATE: May 28, 2025

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 75
End: 77

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
2
22,924
-8 DON'T KNOW
23
332,062
-7 REFUSED
28
450,124
1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
1,893
29,618,144
2 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
2,074
33,734,811
3 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
37
462,847
4 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
53
691,745
5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
12
149,479
6 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/DELV)
52
980,045
91 OTHER
67
1,094,039
TOTAL
4,241
67,536,220


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