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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC 254C CODEBOOK
2024 OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSES
DATE: April 3, 2026

Name
Start
End
Description
DUID
1   
7   
PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
DUPERSID
11   
20   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EVENTRN
37   
37   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX
21   
36   
EVENT ID
IMPFLAG
130   
130   
IMPUTATION STATUS
OMMD24X
56   
63   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OMMR24X
48   
55   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OMOF24X
86   
91   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OMOT24X
106   
112   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OMPV24X
64   
71   
AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OMSF24X
41   
47   
AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OMSL24X
92   
98   
AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)
OMTC24X
121   
129   
HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OMTR24X
79   
85   
AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OMTYPE_M18
40   
40   
OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE
OMVA24X
72   
78   
AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OMWC24X
99   
105   
AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OMXP24X
113   
120   
SUM OF OMSF24X - OMOT24X (IMPUTED)
PANEL
38   
39   
PANEL NUMBER
PERWT24F
131   
142   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2024
PID
8   
10   
PERSON NUMBER
VARPSU
147   
147   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2024
VARSTR
143   
146   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2024
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