Medical Expenditure Panel Survey PUF Codebook

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MEPS HC 251

2023 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 12, 2025

Variable Name:	OPTEXP23
Description:	TOTAL OUTPATIENT FAC + DR EXP 23
Format:	6.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	2716
End:	2721

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
0	14,096	256,736,005
$1 - $276	1,210	20,177,355
$277 - $877	1,204	19,210,142
$878 - $2,948	1,204	19,107,495
$2,949 - $337,570	1,205	19,299,276
TOTAL	18,919	334,530,273

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