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MEPS HC-168E CODEBOOK
2014 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
DATE: June 7, 2016

Name
Start
End
Description
SURGPROC
89   
90   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
VARSTR
343   
346   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2014
VARPSU
347   
347   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2014
ERFTC14X
225   
233   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERDTC14X
322   
329   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
ERTC14X
116   
124   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC14X+ERDTC14X)
ERXP14X
107   
115   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP14X + ERDXP14X)
VSTRELCN
65   
66   
THIS VST RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION
ANESTH
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
RCVVAC
81   
82   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
XRAYS
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
SONOGRAM
69   
70   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
OTHSVCE
87   
88   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM
LABTEST
67   
68   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MRI
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
EKG
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
EEG
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG
THRTSWAB
85   
86   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A THROAT SWAB
MAMMOG
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
PANEL
54   
55   
PANEL NUMBER
MPCDATA
56   
56   
MPC DATA FLAG
ERCCC2X
96   
98   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
ERCCC1X
93   
95   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
ERCCC3X
99   
101   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
ERCCC4X
102   
104   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
IMPFLAG
330   
330   
IMPUTATION STATUS
FFEEIDX
42   
53   
FLAT FEE ID
FFERTYPE
105   
106   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
ERFXP14X
216   
224   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF14X-ERFOT14X
ERFTR14X
165   
171   
FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
ERFWC14X
185   
191   
FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERFSL14X
178   
184   
FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERFPV14X
149   
157   
FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFOU14X
200   
207   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
ERFOR14X
192   
199   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
ERFOT14X
208   
215   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERFOF14X
172   
177   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERFMR14X
133   
140   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERFMD14X
141   
148   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERFSF14X
125   
132   
FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
ERFVA14X
158   
164   
FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
PERWT14F
331   
342   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2014
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
ERHEVIDX
30   
41   
EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING HOSPITAL STAY
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
ERDATEYR
57   
60   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
ERDATEMM
61   
62   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
ERDVA14X
264   
270   
DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
ERDXP14X
314   
321   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF14X - ERDOT14X
ERDTR14X
271   
276   
DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
ERDSL14X
281   
286   
DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
ERDPV14X
256   
263   
DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDOU14X
301   
306   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
ERDOR14X
294   
300   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
ERDOT14X
307   
313   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
ERDOF14X
277   
280   
DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
ERDWC14X
287   
293   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
ERDMR14X
241   
248   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
ERDMD14X
249   
255   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
ERDSF14X
234   
240   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
VSTCTGRY
63   
64   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
MEDPRESC
91   
92   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
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