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MEPS HC 254G CODEBOOK
2024 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: April 29, 2026

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 71
End: 73

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
8
105,508
-8 DON'T KNOW
414
6,878,684
-7 REFUSED
95
1,561,632
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
29,332
460,764,544
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
58,044
950,211,534
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
702
12,315,914
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
21,144
398,959,979
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
16,049
246,851,102
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
6,641
104,995,062
7 VISION EXAM
4,540
72,470,148
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/DELV)
1,226
24,865,193
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
806
19,443,392
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
222
3,469,338
91 OTHER
6,595
107,200,482
TOTAL
145,818
2,410,092,512


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