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MEPS H26FF1 CODEBOOK
1998 OUTPATIENT VISITS FILE
DATE: August 22, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
OPPRO1X
124   
125   
2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE
OPICD4X
121   
123   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPICD1X
112   
114   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPICD3X
118   
120   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPICD2X
115   
117   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
DOCOUTF
109   
110   
ANY DOC/SURG ALSO SEEN OUTSIDE PROVIDER
MEDPRESC
107   
108   
ANY MEDICINES PRESCRIBED FOR P DUR VISIT
VSTCTGRY
59   
60   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
PSYCHOTH
81   
82   
DID P HAVE PSYCHOTHERAPY/COUNSELING
OTHSVCE
101   
102   
DID P RECEIVE OTH DIAGNOSTIC TESTS/EXAMS
SEEDOC
53   
54   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL
OPDCH98X
297   
302   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMP)
OPDSF98X
263   
269   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDMD98X
277   
283   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDMR98X
270   
276   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDOF98X
303   
307   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMP)
OPDOR98X
320   
326   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMP)
OPDOU98X
327   
332   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMP)
OPDVA98X
291   
296   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)
OPDWC98X
313   
319   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKER'S COMP (IMP)
OPDOT98X
333   
338   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,OTHER INSURANCE (IMP)
OPDPV98X
284   
290   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,PRIVATE INSURNCE(IMP)
OPDSL98X
308   
312   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,STATE/LOCAL GOVT(IMP)
OPDXP98X
339   
345   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF98X-OPDOT98X
ANESTH
99   
100   
DURING THIS VISIT P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
OPDATEDD
49   
50   
EVENT DATE - DAY
OPDATEMM
47   
48   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OPDATEYR
43   
46   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
OPFCH98X
197   
203   
FACILITY AMT PD, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPFSF98X
160   
166   
FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFMD98X
175   
181   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFMR98X
167   
174   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFOF98X
204   
211   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFOT98X
240   
246   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFOR98X
226   
232   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
OPFOU98X
233   
239   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
OPFPV98X
182   
189   
FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFSL98X
212   
218   
FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFVA98X
190   
196   
FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)
OPFWC98X
219   
225   
FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFXP98X
247   
254   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF98X-OPFOT98X
FFOPTYPE
138   
139   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
OPCCC4X
135   
137   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC1X
126   
128   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC2X
129   
131   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC3X
132   
134   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
MPCDATA
42   
42   
MPC DATA FLAG
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
WTDPER98
354   
365   
POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJ PERS LEVL WGT 98
SURGNAME
105   
106   
SURGICAL PROCEDURE NAME IN CATEGORIES
DRUGTRT
77   
78   
THIS VIS DID P HAVE TRT FOR DRUG OR ALCH
MAMMOG
89   
90   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRTAM
EEG
95   
96   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG
EKG
93   
94   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
MRI
91   
92   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI
CHEMOTH
69   
70   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE CHEMOTHERAPY
IVTHER
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE IV THERAPY
KIDNEYD
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE KIDNEY DIALYSIS
LABTEST
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TEST
OCCUPTH
65   
66   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OCCUPATIONAL THERA
PHYSTH
63   
64   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY
RADIATTH
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE RADIATION THERAPY
SONOGRAM
85   
86   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SPEECHTH
67   
68   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SPEECH THERAPY
XRAYS
87   
88   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE XRAYS
RCVVAC
97   
98   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
RCVSHOT
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE AN ALLERGY SHOT
REFERDBY
51   
52   
THIS VISIT REFERRED BY ANOTHER PHYSICIAN
VSTRELCN
61   
62   
THIS VST/PHONE CALL RELATED TO SPEC COND
TIMESPNT
57   
58   
TIME P SPENT WITH DOCTOR/MEDICAL PERSON
OPTC98X
152   
159   
TOT CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC98X + OPDTC98X)
OPXP98X
144   
151   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP98X + OPDXP98X)
FFTOT99
142   
143   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1998
FFBEF98
140   
141   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1998
OPDTC98X
346   
353   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPFTC98X
255   
262   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
MEDPTYPE
55   
56   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
VAPLACE
111   
111   
VA FACILITY FLAG
VARPSU98
366   
367   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1998
VARSTR98
368   
370   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1998
SURGPROC
103   
104   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
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