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MEPS H26FF1 CODEBOOK

1998 OUTPATIENT VISITS FILE

DATE: August 22, 2005

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