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MEPS H33F CODEBOOK
1999 Outpatient Visits File
DATE: August 16, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
XRAYS
91   
92   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE XRAYS
VSTRELCN
65   
66   
THIS VISIT/PHONE RELATED TO SPEC. COND
VSTCTGRY
63   
64   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
VARSTR99
375   
377   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1999
VARPSU99
373   
374   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1999
VAPLACE
115   
115   
VA FACILITY FLAG
TIMESPNT
61   
62   
TIME P SPENT WITH DOCTOR/MEDICAL PERSON
SURGPROC
107   
108   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
SURGNAME
109   
110   
SURGICAL PROCEDURE NAME IN CATEGORIES
SPEECHTH
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SPEECH THERAPY
SONOGRAM
89   
90   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SEETLKPV
53   
54   
DID P VISIT OP PROVIDER IN PERSON/PHONE
SEEDOC
57   
58   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL
REFERDBY
55   
56   
REFERRED THIS VISIT BY ANOTHER PHYSICIAN
RCVVAC
101   
102   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
RCVSHOT
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE AN ALLERGY SHOT
RADIATTH
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE RADIATION THERAPY
PSYCHOTH
85   
86   
DID P HAVE PSYCHOTHERAPY/COUNSELING
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
PHYSTH
67   
68   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY
PERWT99F
361   
372   
FINAL PERSON LEVEL WEIGHT, 1999
OTHSVCE
105   
106   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTHER TESTS/EXAMS
OPXP99X
148   
155   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT(OPFXP99X + OPDXP99X)
OPTC99X
156   
163   
TOT CHG FOR EVENT(OPFTC99X + OPDTC99X)
OPR2FLAG
42   
43   
FLAG FOR PANEL 3 R2 EVENT IN 1999
OPPRO1X
128   
129   
2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE
OPICD4X
125   
127   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPICD3X
122   
124   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPICD2X
119   
121   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPICD1X
116   
118   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
OPFXP99X
251   
258   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF99X-OPFOT99X
OPFWC99X
223   
229   
FACILITY AMT PD,WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFVA99X
195   
201   
FACILITY AMT PD,VETERANS (IMPUTED)
OPFTC99X
259   
266   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPFSL99X
216   
222   
FACILITY AMT PD,STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFSF99X
164   
170   
FACILITY AMT PD,FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFPV99X
187   
194   
FACILITY AMT PD,PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFOU99X
237   
243   
FACILITY AMT PD,OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
OPFOT99X
244   
250   
FACILITY AMT PD,OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFOR99X
230   
236   
FACILITY AMT PD,OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
OPFOF99X
209   
215   
FACILITY AMT PD,OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFMR99X
171   
178   
FACILITY AMT PD,MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFMD99X
179   
186   
FACILITY AMT PD,MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFCH99X
202   
208   
FACILITY AMT PD,CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPDXP99X
344   
351   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF99X-OPDOT99X
OPDWC99X
318   
324   
DOCTOR AMT PD,WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDVA99X
296   
302   
DOCTOR AMT PD,VETERANS (IMPUTED)
OPDTC99X
352   
359   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPDSL99X
314   
317   
DOCTOR AMT PD,STATE/LOC GOV(IMPUTED)
OPDSF99X
267   
273   
DOCTOR AMT PD,FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDPV99X
288   
295   
DOCTOR AMT PD,PRIV INSUR(IMPUTED)
OPDOU99X
332   
337   
DOCTOR AMT PD,OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
OPDOT99X
338   
343   
DOCTOR AMT PD,OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDOR99X
325   
331   
DOCTOR AMT PD,OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
OPDOF99X
310   
313   
DOCTOR AMT PD,OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDMR99X
274   
280   
DOCTOR AMT PD,MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDMD99X
281   
287   
DOCTOR AMT PD,MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDCH99X
303   
309   
DOCTOR AMT PD,CHAMP/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OPDATEYR
45   
48   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OPDATEMM
49   
50   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OPDATEDD
51   
52   
EVENT DATE - DAY
OPCCC4X
139   
141   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC3X
136   
138   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC2X
133   
135   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC1X
130   
132   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OCCUPTH
69   
70   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OCCUPATIONAL THERA
MRI
95   
96   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE MRI/CATSCAN
MPCDATA
44   
44   
MPC DATA FLAG
MEDPTYPE
59   
60   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
MEDPRESC
111   
112   
ANY MEDICINES PRESCRIBED FOR P DUR VISIT
MAMMOG
93   
94   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
LABTEST
87   
88   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TEST
KIDNEYD
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE KIDNEY DIALYSIS
IVTHER
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE IV THERAPY
IMPFLAG
360   
360   
IMPUTATION STATUS
FFTOT00
146   
147   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1999
FFOPTYPE
142   
143   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
FFBEF99
144   
145   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1999
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EKG
97   
98   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
EEG
99   
100   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DRUGTRT
81   
82   
THIS VIS DID P HAVE TRT FOR DRUG OR ALCH
DOCOUTF
113   
114   
ANY DOCTOR ALSO SEEN OUTSIDE OF PROVIDER
CHEMOTH
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE CHEMOTHERAPY
ANESTH
103   
104   
DURING THIS VISIT P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
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