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MEPS HC 254E CODEBOOK
2024 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
DATE: April 29, 2026

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
3
42,489
-8 DON'T KNOW
29
522,203
-7 REFUSED
8
150,527
1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
2,054
31,575,583
2 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
1,961
31,353,497
3 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
26
610,571
4 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
77
1,048,182
5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
23
395,885
6 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/DELV)
87
1,515,854
91 OTHER
83
997,567
TOTAL
4,351
68,212,357


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