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| MEPS HC 254B CODEBOOK |
| 2024 DENTAL VISITS |
| DATE: April 10, 2026 |
| Variable Name: |
DENTOTHX |
| Description: |
OTHER SPECIFY DENTAL PROCEDURES - EDITED |
| Format: |
25.0 |
| Type: |
CHAR |
| Start: |
96 |
| End: |
120 |
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| -1 INAPPLICABLE |
20,629 |
356,750,940 |
| -8 DON'T KNOW |
1 |
21,871 |
| ABCESS |
1 |
17,732 |
| ABCESS TRATMENT |
1 |
3,237 |
| ABCESS TREATMENT |
2 |
6,474 |
| ABCESSED TOOTH |
1 |
20,369 |
| ABSEST TOOTH |
1 |
14,328 |
| ABUTMENT |
1 |
12,243 |
| ADDITIONAL POST INSERTED |
1 |
8,113 |
| ADJUST BITE |
2 |
35,226 |
| ADJUST ORAL SPLINT |
1 |
17,915 |
| ADJUSTED MOUTH GAURD |
1 |
6,595 |
| ADJUSTMENT TO DEVICE |
1 |
14,223 |
| ADJUSTMENTS |
1 |
6,430 |
| AESTHETIC PURPOSE |
1 |
11,421 |
| ANALYSIS FOR SLEEP APNEA |
1 |
5,349 |
| ANTIBIOTICS |
2 |
35,969 |
| APPLICATION OF DESENSE |
1 |
8,398 |
| AVOIDANCE BY BEHAVIORS |
1 |
42,933 |
| BITE |
1 |
32,542 |
| BITE ADJUSTMENT |
3 |
76,055 |
| BITE ADJUSTMWNT |
1 |
2,470 |
| BITE BLOCK |
1 |
19,664 |
| BITE PLATE |
2 |
16,388 |
| BLISTERS IN MOUTH |
1 |
6,584 |
| BONE GRAF |
1 |
7,421 |
| BONE GRAFT |
9 |
173,893 |
| BONE GRAPH |
1 |
12,417 |
| BOTOX INJECT AND MOUTHGUA |
1 |
16,770 |
| BROKEN TOOTH |
3 |
29,458 |
| BUFF OUT CHIPPED TOOTH |
1 |
20,038 |
| CANCER SCREENING |
1 |
27,635 |
| CASTING ON JAW |
1 |
7,405 |
| CHIPPED TOOTH FIX |
1 |
29,858 |
| CK FITTING-NIGHT GUARD |
1 |
32,718 |
| CLEANING OF MOUTH GUARD |
1 |
10,181 |
| COME BEAM CT SCAN |
1 |
15,377 |
| CONSELING FOR DEPRESSION |
1 |
14,815 |
| CONSULT |
3 |
56,589 |
| CONSULTATION |
7 |
143,680 |
| CONSULTATION REFERRAL |
1 |
8,435 |
| COSMETIC |
2 |
38,841 |
| COUN SELING FOR DEPRESSIO |
1 |
14,815 |
| COUNSELIKNG FOR DEPRESSIO |
1 |
14,815 |
| COUNSELING FOR DEPRESSION |
1 |
14,815 |
| CRACKED TOOTH |
1 |
12,690 |
| CT SCAN |
2 |
7,421 |
| DECLINED CARE AS PRESENTE |
1 |
20,393 |
| DENTAL |
1 |
22,827 |
| DENTAL GUARD FITTING |
1 |
9,918 |
| DENTAL GUARD FITTINGS |
1 |
9,918 |
| DENTAL GUARD MEASUREMENTS |
1 |
9,918 |
| DENTAL IMPRESSIONS |
1 |
4,307 |
| DENTAL SLEEP |
1 |
27,012 |
| DENTAL TRAY IMPRESSIONS |
1 |
10,196 |
| DEVICE |
1 |
5,349 |
| DEVICE SLEEP APNEA |
3 |
16,047 |
| DO NOT KNOW |
2 |
53,534 |
| DRAINED PUFFINESS INJECTE |
1 |
16,280 |
| EMERGENCY EXAM FOR CRACKE |
1 |
9,965 |
| EMERGENCY ORAL REFERRAL |
1 |
24,392 |
| EVALUATE |
1 |
17,619 |
| EVALUATION OF MERCURY |
1 |
12,460 |
| EXAM OF INFECTED TOOTH |
1 |
17,984 |
| EXTRACTION OF BONE SHARD |
1 |
6,396 |
| F/U |
6 |
71,134 |
| FILED TEETH DOWN |
1 |
13,319 |
| FILED TOOTH DOWN |
1 |
13,046 |
| FILING |
1 |
12,003 |
| FILING OF TOOTH |
1 |
10,030 |
| FITTING |
1 |
12,903 |
| FITTING FOR A NIGHT GUARD |
1 |
5,229 |
| FITTING FOR BITE GUARD |
1 |
17,320 |
| FITTING FOR LOWER JAW |
1 |
7,405 |
| FITTING MOUTHGUARD |
1 |
11,979 |
| FIXED A FRONT TOOTH |
1 |
38,645 |
| FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH |
1 |
16,075 |
| FIXING TEETH |
1 |
7,230 |
| FLORIDE |
1 |
6,573 |
| FLOSS STUCK IN TOOTH |
1 |
4,783 |
| FOLLOW UP |
6 |
81,174 |
| FOLLOW UP DENTAL CHECK UP |
1 |
41,124 |
| FOLLOW UP VISIT |
2 |
40,768 |
| FOLLOW UP WORK |
1 |
20,223 |
| GRIND CHIPPED TOOTH |
1 |
15,175 |
| GRINDED TEETH |
1 |
12,299 |
| GRINDING SANDING |
1 |
11,044 |
| GROUND DOWN THE TOOTH |
1 |
11,516 |
| GROUND UNEVEN TOOTH |
1 |
13,132 |
| GUARD |
1 |
6,595 |
| GUARD FOR SLEEP APNEA |
1 |
6,217 |
| IMPRESSION |
4 |
44,898 |
| IMPRESSION FOR TOOTH |
1 |
12,911 |
| IMPRESSIONS |
9 |
103,297 |
| INFECTED GUM |
1 |
11,348 |
| INFECTED TOOTH |
1 |
13,662 |
| INFECTION |
1 |
4,180 |
| INSIDE CHEEK BIOPSY |
1 |
15,133 |
| JAW PAIN |
1 |
8,363 |
| LOST A TOOTH |
1 |
12,122 |
| MEASURE FOR GUARD |
1 |
14,178 |
| MEASUREMENT BITE PLATE |
1 |
8,382 |
| MEASURING TEETH |
1 |
15,253 |
| MEASURMENTS FOR NEW TOOTH |
1 |
8,397 |
| MEDICATIN IN CAVITY |
1 |
30,568 |
| MEDICATION FOR PRE-CAVITY |
1 |
5,635 |
| MEDICINE IN CAVITY |
1 |
30,568 |
| MOLD |
1 |
13,363 |
| MOLD AND MAKE IMPRESSIONS |
1 |
11,804 |
| MOLDS FOR BITE PLATE |
1 |
8,006 |
| MOLDS FOR WHITENING |
1 |
20,174 |
| MOUTH GAURD |
2 |
27,200 |
| MOUTH GAURD FITTING |
1 |
28,546 |
| MOUTH GAURD FOR GRINDING |
1 |
13,513 |
| MOUTH GUARD |
7 |
138,414 |
| MOUTH GUARD DELIVERED |
1 |
16,920 |
| MOUTH GUARD FITTING |
1 |
16,920 |
| MOUTH GUATD |
1 |
17,438 |
| MOUTH MOLD |
1 |
12,663 |
| MOUTH PIECE FOR SLEEP APE |
1 |
13,430 |
| MOUTHGARD FITTING |
1 |
12,589 |
| MOUTHGUARD |
2 |
30,612 |
| NIGHT GUARD |
7 |
130,658 |
| NIGHT GUARD FITTING |
2 |
84,366 |
| NIGHTGUARD ADJUSTMENT |
1 |
32,442 |
| NIJGHT GUARD FOR TEETH |
1 |
23,335 |
| NITROUS OXIDE |
1 |
26,786 |
| NOT INCLUDED |
1 |
8,409 |
| NOTHING |
1 |
8,808 |
| NOTHING COUD NOT AFFORD |
1 |
21,355 |
| O-RING REPLACEMENT |
1 |
12,035 |
| OBJECT REMOVAL |
1 |
11,472 |
| OCCLUSAL GUARD |
1 |
8,138 |
| ORAL APPLIANCE FITTING |
3 |
20,542 |
| ORAL CANCER SCREENING |
2 |
36,069 |
| ORAL DEVICE FOR SLEEP APN |
1 |
5,349 |
| ORAL MRI |
1 |
8,409 |
| OTHER |
1 |
2,706 |
| OVERLAPPING TEETH |
1 |
13,929 |
| PIKCING UP DENTAL TRAYS |
1 |
10,196 |
| PLATES |
1 |
11,414 |
| POST PUT IN |
1 |
8,113 |
| PRESCRIPTION/ ANTIBIOTIC |
1 |
32,631 |
| PRINSCRIPTION FOR GUM TRE |
1 |
35,290 |
| PULLED OUT ABSESS |
1 |
3,084 |
| PULLING BONE SHARDS |
1 |
6,396 |
| PUTTY ON TEETH |
1 |
15,253 |
| REBILLED TO INSURANCE |
1 |
10,408 |
| REFERRAL |
1 |
8,270 |
| REFERRED TO ANOTHER DENTI |
1 |
15,945 |
| REMOVAL BONE SHARD |
1 |
6,396 |
| REMOVAL OF STITCHES |
1 |
8,240 |
| REMOVE STITCHES |
2 |
19,845 |
| REMOVED STITCHES |
1 |
15,077 |
| REMOVED STITCHES AFTER SU |
1 |
11,913 |
| REPAIR A BROKEN TOOTH |
1 |
21,757 |
| REPAIRED DEVICE |
1 |
6,267 |
| REPAIRING MISTAKES |
1 |
26,508 |
| RESTORED SOME TEETH |
1 |
11,365 |
| RU GOT SICK AND HAD TO GO |
1 |
55,871 |
| SALIVA TEST FOR BACTERIA |
1 |
18,527 |
| SAVED TOOTH |
1 |
9,427 |
| SCAN OF TEETH |
1 |
13,856 |
| SCANNED FOR NIGHT GUARD |
1 |
32,718 |
| SHAVED CHIP TOOTH |
1 |
25,923 |
| SINUS LIFT |
1 |
15,204 |
| SLEEP APNEA APPLICANCE |
1 |
12,462 |
| SLEEP APNEA DEVICE |
1 |
12,462 |
| SLEEP APNEA FOLLOW UP |
1 |
13,430 |
| SLEEP APPARATUS |
1 |
5,292 |
| SMOOTHED OUT A CHIP |
1 |
10,466 |
| SNOOT GUARD FITTING |
1 |
6,847 |
| SOCIAL WORKER |
1 |
14,815 |
| SOCIAL WORKER NOT DENTIS |
1 |
14,815 |
| SOCIAL WORKER/NOT A DENTI |
1 |
14,815 |
| SOCIAL WORKER/THERAPIST |
1 |
14,815 |
| SORE IN THE MOUTH |
1 |
11,549 |
| SORE INSIDE CHEEK |
1 |
12,633 |
| STICHES REMOVAL |
1 |
18,722 |
| STITCH REMOVAL |
1 |
13,605 |
| SUTURE REMOVAL |
1 |
21,555 |
| TEETH WHITENING |
5 |
79,738 |
| TEMPORAY TOOK OUT AND PUT |
1 |
6,521 |
| THEETH WHITE |
1 |
26,446 |
| TMJ |
6 |
114,619 |
| TONGUE EXERCISES |
1 |
10,327 |
| TONGUE LESION CONSULTATIO |
1 |
10,733 |
| TOOK TISSUE |
1 |
2,632 |
| TOOTH ACHE |
1 |
0 |
| TOOTH FILED |
1 |
10,239 |
| TOOTH FIX |
1 |
17,482 |
| TOOTH GRINDING |
1 |
13,687 |
| TOOTH IMPRESSIONS |
1 |
12,693 |
| TOOTH INFECTION |
1 |
13,257 |
| TOOTH REPAIR |
2 |
15,326 |
| TOOTH RESTURATION |
1 |
16,016 |
| TOOTH WHITENING |
1 |
12,724 |
| TREATED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE |
1 |
15,377 |
| TREATMENT |
6 |
77,307 |
| TREATMENT TO PREVENTCAVAT |
1 |
6,646 |
| TRY TO NUMB |
1 |
22,585 |
| ULCER |
1 |
6,673 |
| ULCER ON TOUNGE |
1 |
6,673 |
| UNKNOWN |
3 |
43,959 |
| VENEER |
1 |
20,207 |
| WHITEING |
1 |
51,210 |
| WHITENING |
5 |
92,750 |
| WHITENING PRODUCT |
2 |
31,563 |
| WHITENNING |
1 |
20,174 |
| TOTAL |
20,929 |
361,292,050 |
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