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MEPS HC 239G CODEBOOK
2022 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: May 31, 2024

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 70
End: 72

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
33
337,889
-8 DK
407
4,572,284
-7 REFUSED
76
2,166,090
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
30,344
403,773,300
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
63,414
869,328,616
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
813
11,874,045
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
19,260
288,289,189
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
15,964
201,730,544
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
6,797
95,019,025
7 VISION EXAM
4,821
65,441,291
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
1,465
25,560,109
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
978
20,642,272
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
172
1,853,748
91 OTHER
6,719
87,354,697
TOTAL
151,263
2,077,943,098


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