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MEPS H26GF1 CODEBOOK
1998 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS FILE
DATE: August 22, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
ANESTH
104   
105   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
CHEMOTH
74   
75   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE CHEMOTHERAPY
DOCATLOC
62   
63   
ANY MD WORK AT LOCATION WHERE P SAW PROV
DRUGTRT
82   
83   
TREATMENT FOR DRUG OR ALCOHOL
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
EEG
100   
101   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A EEG
EKG
98   
99   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
FFBEF98
143   
144   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1998
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
FFOBTYPE
141   
142   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFTOT99
145   
146   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1998
IVTHER
80   
81   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE IV THERAPY
KIDNEYD
78   
79   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE KIDNEY DIALYSIS
LABTEST
88   
89   
THIS VISIST DID P HAVE LAB TEST
MAMMOG
94   
95   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC
112   
113   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MEDPTYPE
58   
59   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
MPCDATA
43   
43   
MPC DATA FLAG
MPCELIG
42   
42   
MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG
MRI
96   
97   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
OBCCC1X
129   
131   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCCC2X
132   
134   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCCC3X
135   
137   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCCC4X
138   
140   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OBCH98X
185   
191   
AMOUNT PAID, CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OBDATEDD
50   
51   
EVENT DATE - DAY
OBDATEMM
48   
49   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OBDATEYR
44   
47   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OBICD1X
115   
117   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OBICD2X
118   
120   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OBICD3X
121   
123   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OBICD4X
124   
126   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OBMD98X
163   
169   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OBMR98X
155   
162   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OBOF98X
192   
198   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OBOR98X
213   
219   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
OBOT98X
227   
233   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBOU98X
220   
226   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)
OBPRO1X
127   
128   
2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE
OBPV98X
170   
177   
AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBSF98X
147   
154   
AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OBSL98X
199   
205   
AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)
OBTC98X
242   
249   
HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OBVA98X
178   
184   
AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)
OBWC98X
206   
212   
AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OBXP98X
234   
241   
SUM OF OBSF98X-OBOT98X (IMPUTED)
OCCUPTH
70   
71   
DID P HAVE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
OTHSVCE
106   
107   
OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS/EXAMS
PHYSTH
68   
69   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
PSYCHOTH
86   
87   
DID P HAVE PSYCHOTHERAPY/COUNSELING
RADIATTH
76   
77   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE RADIATION THERAPY
RCVSHOT
84   
85   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ALLERGY SHOT
RCVVAC
102   
103   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE VACCINATION
REFERDBY
54   
55   
REFERRED BY ANOTHER PHYSICIAN
SEEDOC
56   
57   
TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL
SEETLKPV
52   
53   
DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE
SONOGRAM
90   
91   
DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRASOUND
SPEECHTH
72   
73   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SPEECH THERAPY
SURGNAME
110   
111   
SURGICAL PROCEDURE NAME IN CATEGORIES
SURGPROC
108   
109   
WAS SURGICAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON P
TIMESPNT
60   
61   
TIME SPENT WITH DOCTOR/MEDICAL PERSON
VAPLACE
114   
114   
VA FACILITY FLAG
VARPSU98
262   
263   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1998
VARSTR98
264   
266   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1998
VSTCTGRY
64   
65   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P HAVE ON VST DT
VSTRELCN
66   
67   
VISIT/PHONE CALL RELATED TO CONDITION
WTDPER98
250   
261   
POVERTY/MORTALITY/NH ADJ PERS LVL WGT 98
XRAYS
92   
93   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
""
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