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MEPS H26EF1 CODEBOOK
1998 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FILE
DATE: August 22, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
ERPRO1X
107   
109   
2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE
ERICD3X
104   
106   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
ERICD2X
101   
103   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
ERICD1X
98   
100   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
VSTCTGRY
65   
66   
BEST CATOEGORY FOR EROM CARE ON VISIT
DOCOUTF
95   
96   
DID P SEE ANY ER DOCTORS OUTSIDE OF ER
SEEDOC
63   
64   
DID P SEE MEDICAL DR DURING THIS VISIT
ERDCH98X
275   
280   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMP)
ERDSF98X
242   
248   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERDMD98X
256   
261   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERDMR98X
249   
255   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDOF98X
281   
286   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMP)
ERDOR98X
300   
305   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMP)
ERDOU98X
306   
311   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMP)
ERDVA98X
269   
274   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)
ERDOT98X
312   
318   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,OTHER INSURANCE (IMP)
ERDPV98X
262   
268   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDSL98X
287   
292   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTD)
ERDWC98X
293   
299   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERDXP98X
319   
325   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF98X-ERDOT98X
EEG
81   
82   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG
EKG
79   
80   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE EKG OR ECG
LABTEST
69   
70   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG
75   
76   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE MAMMOGRAM
MRI
77   
78   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE MRI/CATSCAN
OTHSVCE
87   
88   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH TST/EXM
SONOGRAM
71   
72   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOG/ULTRS
XRAYS
73   
74   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
ANESTH
85   
86   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTH
RCVVAC
83   
84   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE VACS
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
ERHEVIDX
30   
41   
ER/HS LINK ID
ERDATEDD
61   
62   
EVENT DATE - DAY
ERDATEMM
59   
60   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
ERDATEYR
55   
58   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
ERFCH98X
178   
183   
FACILITY AMT PD, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
ERFSF98X
141   
148   
FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERFMD98X
156   
162   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERFMR98X
149   
155   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFOF98X
184   
190   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERFOT98X
219   
225   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFOR98X
205   
211   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
ERFOU98X
212   
218   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
ERFPV98X
163   
170   
FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFSL98X
191   
197   
FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERFVA98X
171   
177   
FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)
ERFWC98X
198   
204   
FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERFXP98X
226   
233   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF98X-ERFOT98X
FFERTYPE
119   
120   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFEEIDX
42   
53   
FLAT FEE ID
ERCCC2X
113   
115   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
ERCCC1X
110   
112   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
ERCCC3X
116   
118   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
MPCDATA
54   
54   
MPC DATA FLAG
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
WTDPER98
333   
344   
POVERTY/MORTALITY/NH ADJ PERS LVL WGT 98
SURGNAME
91   
92   
SURG PROC NAME IN CATEGORIES
SURGPROC
89   
90   
SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
MEDPRESC
93   
94   
THIS VISIT WERE ANY MEDS PRESCR FOR P
ERTC98X
133   
140   
TOT CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC98X + ERDTC98X)
ERXP98X
125   
132   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP98X + ERDXP98X)
FFTOT99
123   
124   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1998
FFBEF98
121   
122   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1998
ERDTC98X
326   
332   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERFTC98X
234   
241   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
VAPLACE
97   
97   
VA FACILITY FLAG
VARPSU98
345   
346   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1998
VARSTR98
347   
349   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1998
VSTRELCN
67   
68   
WAS VISIT RELATED TO SPECIAL HLTH COND
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