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MEPS HC010E CODEBOOK
1996 Emergency Room Visits File
DATE:September 19, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
ANESTH
84   
85   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTH
DOCOUTF
94   
95   
DID P SEE ANY ER DOCTORS OUTSIDE OF ER
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EEG
80   
81   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE EEG
EKG
78   
79   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE EKG OR ECG
ERCCC1X
110   
112   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
ERCCC2X
113   
115   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
ERCCC3X
116   
118   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
ERDATEDD
60   
61   
EVENT DATE - DAY
ERDATEMM
58   
59   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
ERDATEYR
54   
57   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
ERDCH96X
288   
293   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMP)
ERDMD96X
269   
275   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERDMR96X
262   
268   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDOF96X
294   
298   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMP)
ERDOR96X
311   
317   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMP)
ERDOT96X
324   
328   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,OTHER INSURANCE (IMP)
ERDOU96X
318   
323   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMP)
ERDPV96X
276   
282   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,PRIVATE INSURNCE(IMP)
ERDSF96X
255   
261   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERDSL96X
299   
303   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,STATE/LOCAL GOVT(IMP)
ERDTC96X
336   
342   
DOCTOR TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERDVA96X
283   
287   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)
ERDWC96X
304   
310   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKER'S COMP (IMP)
ERDXP96X
329   
335   
DOCTOR SUM OF PAYMENTS ERDSF96X-ERDOT96X
EREXP96X
126   
133   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP96X + ERDXP96X)
ERFCH96X
178   
183   
FACILITY AMT PD, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
ERFMD96X
156   
162   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERFMR96X
149   
155   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFOF96X
184   
190   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERFOR96X
204   
210   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
ERFOT96X
217   
224   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFOU96X
211   
216   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
ERFPV96X
163   
170   
FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFSF96X
142   
148   
FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERFSL96X
191   
196   
FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERFTC96X
233   
240   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERFVA96X
171   
177   
FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)
ERFWC96X
197   
203   
FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERFXP96X
225   
232   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF96X-ERFOT96X
ERHEVIDX
30   
41   
ER/HS LINK ID
ERICD1X
98   
100   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
ERICD2X
101   
103   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
ERICD3X
104   
106   
3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE
ERPRO1X
107   
109   
2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE
ERTC96X
134   
141   
TOT CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC96X + ERDTC96X)
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
FFER96
122   
123   
# OF ER VISITS IN FLAT FFEE - 1996
FFERTYPX
120   
121   
ED FLAT FEE STEM-LEAF INDICATOR
FFID11X
42   
52   
FLAT FEE ID
FFTOT96
124   
125   
# VISITS IN FLAT FEE (ALL EVENTS) - 1996
IMPERCHG
253   
253   
IMPUTATION STATUS OF ERFTC96X
IMPERFCH
246   
246   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFCH96X
IMPERFMD
243   
243   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFMD96X
IMPERFMR
242   
242   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFMR96X
IMPERFOF
247   
247   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFOF96X
IMPERFOR
250   
250   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFOR96X
IMPERFOT
252   
252   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFOT96X
IMPERFOU
251   
251   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR EROPU96X
IMPERFPV
244   
244   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFPV96X
IMPERFSF
241   
241   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFSF96X
IMPERFSL
248   
248   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFSL96X
IMPERFVA
245   
245   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFVA96X
IMPERFWC
249   
249   
IMPUTATION FLAG FOR ERFWC96X
IMPERNUM
254   
254   
# DR RECORDS IMPUTED PER FACIL PROVIDER
LABTEST
68   
69   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG
74   
75   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC
92   
93   
THIS VISIT WERE ANY MEDS PRESCR FOR P
MPCDATA
53   
53   
MPC DATA FLAG
MRI
76   
77   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE MRI/CATSCAN
NUMCOND
119   
119   
TOTAL # COND RECORDS LINKED TO THIS EVNT
OTHSVCE
86   
87   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH TST/EXM
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
RCVVAC
82   
83   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE VACS
SEEDOC
62   
63   
DID P SEE MEDICAL DR DURING THIS VISIT
SONOGRAM
70   
71   
DURING VISIT DID P HAVE SONOG/ULTRAS
SURGNAME
90   
91   
SURG PROC NAME IN CATEGORIES
SURGPROC
88   
89   
SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P DURING VISIT
VAPLACE
96   
97   
VA FACILITY FLAG
VARPSU96
355   
356   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1996
VARSTR96
357   
359   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1996
VSTCTGRY
64   
65   
BEST CATEGORY FOR EROM CARE ON VISIT
VSTRELCN
66   
67   
WAS VISIT RELATED TO SPECIAL HLTH COND
WTDPER96
343   
354   
POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJUSTED PERS LEVL WGT
XRAYS
72   
73   
DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
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