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MEPS HC 248A CODEBOOK
2023 PRESCRIBED MEDICINES
DATE: June 13, 2025

Name
Start
End
Description
DUID
1   
7   
PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
PID
8   
10   
PERSON NUMBER
DUPERSID
11   
20   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
DRUGIDX
21   
33   
DRUG ID (DUPERSID + COUNTER)
RXRECIDX
34   
52   
UNIQUE RX/PRESCRIBED MEDICINE IDENTIFIER
LINKIDX
53   
68   
ID FOR LINKAGE TO COND/OTH EVENT FILES
PANEL
69   
70   
PANEL NUMBER
PURCHRD
71   
71   
ROUND RX/PRESCR MED OBTAINED/PURCHASED
RXBEGMM
72   
74   
MONTH PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE
RXBEGYRX
75   
78   
YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE
RXNAME
79   
128   
MEDICINE NAME (IMPUTED)
RXDRGNAM
129   
188   
MULTUM MEDICINE NAME (IMPUTED)
RXNDC
189   
199   
NDC (IMPUTED)
RXQUANTY
200   
207   
QUANTITY OF RX/PRESCR MED (IMPUTED)
RXFORM
208   
257   
DOSAGE FORM (IMPUTED)
RXFRMUNT
258   
307   
QUANTITY UNIT OF MEDICATION (IMPUTED)
RXSTRENG
308   
357   
STRENGTH OF MEDICATION (IMPUTED)
RXSTRUNT
358   
407   
UNIT OF MEDICATION (IMPUTED)
RXDAYSUP
408   
410   
DAYS SUPPLIED OF PRESCRIBED MED (IMPUTED)
PHARTP1
411   
412   
TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 1ST
PHARTP2
413   
414   
TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 2ND
PHARTP3
415   
416   
TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 3RD
PHARTP4
417   
418   
TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 4TH
PHARTP5
419   
420   
TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 5TH
PHARTP6
421   
422   
TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 6TH
RXFLG
423   
423   
NDC IMPUTATION SOURCE ON PC DONOR REC
IMPFLAG
424   
424   
METHOD OF EXPENDITURE DATA CREATION
PCIMPFLG
425   
425   
TYPE OF HC TO PC PRESCRIPTION MATCH
DIABEQUIP
426   
426   
OTHER DIABETIC EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES
INPCFLG
427   
427   
PID HAS AT LEAST 1 RECORD IN PC
TC1
428   
430   
MULTUM THERAPEUTIC CLASS #1
TC1S1
431   
433   
MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #1 FOR TC1
TC1S1_1
434   
436   
MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC1S1
TC1S1_2
437   
439   
MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC1S1
TC1S2
440   
442   
MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #2 FOR TC1
TC1S2_1
443   
445   
MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC1S2
TC1S3
446   
447   
MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #3 FOR TC1
TC1S3_1
448   
449   
MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC1S3
TC2
450   
452   
MULTUM THERAPEUTIC CLASS #2
TC2S1
453   
455   
MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #1 FOR TC2
TC2S1_1
456   
458   
MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC2S1
TC2S1_2
459   
461   
MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC2S1
TC2S2
462   
464   
MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #2 FOR TC2
TC3
465   
467   
MULTUM THERAPEUTIC CLASS #3
TC3S1
468   
470   
MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #1 FOR TC3
TC3S1_1
471   
473   
MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC3S1
RXSF23X
474   
481   
AMOUNT PAID, SELF OR FAMILY (IMPUTED)
RXMR23X
482   
489   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
RXMD23X
490   
497   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
RXPV23X
498   
505   
AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
RXVA23X
506   
513   
AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
RXTR23X
514   
521   
AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
RXOF23X
522   
529   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
RXSL23X
530   
537   
AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)
RXWC23X
538   
543   
AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
RXOT23X
544   
550   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
RXXP23X
551   
558   
SUM OF PAYMENTS RXSF23X-RXOT23X(IMPUTED)
PERWT23F
559   
571   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2023
VARSTR
572   
575   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2023
VARPSU
576   
576   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2023
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