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MEPS HC-178F CODEBOOK
2015 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: May 5, 2017

Name
Start
End
Description
MEDPRESC
87   
88   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
VSTCTGRY
59   
60   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
SEEDOC
53   
54   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL
SEETLKPV
51   
52   
DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE
OPDSF15X
231   
238   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDMD15X
246   
252   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDMR15X
239   
245   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDWC15X
285   
291   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDOF15X
274   
278   
DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDOT15X
306   
312   
DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDOR15X
292   
298   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
OPDOU15X
299   
305   
DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUBLIC (IMPUTED)
OPDPV15X
253   
260   
DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDSL15X
279   
284   
DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPDTR15X
267   
273   
DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OPDXP15X
313   
320   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF15X-OPDOT15X
OPDVA15X
261   
266   
DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
OPDATEMM
49   
50   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OPDATEYR
45   
48   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
PERWT15F
330   
341   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2015
OPFVA15X
154   
161   
FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OPFSF15X
122   
129   
FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFMD15X
138   
145   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFMR15X
130   
137   
FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFOF15X
170   
177   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFOT15X
207   
213   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFOR15X
192   
198   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)
OPFOU15X
199   
206   
FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)
OPFPV15X
146   
153   
FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFSL15X
178   
184   
FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFWC15X
185   
191   
FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFTR15X
162   
169   
FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OPFXP15X
214   
221   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF15X-OPFOT15X
FFOPTYPE
101   
102   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
IMPFLAG
329   
329   
IMPUTATION STATUS
OPCCC1X
89   
91   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC4X
98   
100   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC3X
95   
97   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
OPCCC2X
92   
94   
MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE
MPCDATA
44   
44   
MPC DATA FLAG
DRSPLTY
55   
56   
OPAT DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
PANEL
42   
43   
PANEL NUMBER
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
MAMMOG
69   
70   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
THRTSWAB
81   
82   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A THROAT SWAB
EEG
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG
EKG
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG
MRI
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
LABTEST
63   
64   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
OTHSVCE
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM
SONOGRAM
65   
66   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
XRAYS
67   
68   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
RCVVAC
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
ANESTH
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA
VSTRELCN
61   
62   
THIS VST/PHONE CALL RELATED TO SPEC COND
OPXP15X
105   
112   
TOT EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP15X + OPDXP15X)
FFTOT16
103   
104   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2015
OPTC15X
113   
121   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC15X+OPDTC15X)
OPDTC15X
321   
328   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPFTC15X
222   
230   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
MEDPTYPE
57   
58   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
VARPSU
346   
346   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2015
VARSTR
342   
345   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2015
SURGPROC
85   
86   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
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