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MEPS HC-197G CODEBOOK
2017 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: May 7, 2019

Name
Start
End
Description
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EVNTIDX
17   
28   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
29   
29   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
FFEEIDX
30   
41   
FLAT FEE ID
PANEL
42   
43   
PANEL NUMBER
MPCELIG
44   
44   
MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG
MPCDATA
45   
45   
MPC DATA FLAG
OBDATEYR
46   
49   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OBDATEMM
50   
51   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
SEETLKPV
52   
53   
DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE
SEEDOC
54   
55   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL
DRSPLTY
56   
57   
MVIS DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
MEDPTYPE
58   
59   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
DOCATLOC
60   
61   
ANY MD WORK AT LOCATION WHERE P SAW PROV
VSTCTGRY
62   
63   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
VSTRELCN
64   
65   
THIS VST/PHONE CALL RELATED TO SPEC COND
LABTEST
66   
67   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
SONOGRAM
68   
69   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
XRAYS
70   
71   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
MAMMOG
72   
73   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MRI
74   
75   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
EKG
76   
77   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
RCVVAC
78   
79   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
OTHSVCE
80   
81   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM
SURGPROC
82   
83   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
MEDPRESC
84   
85   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
FFOBTYPE
86   
87   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFBEF17
88   
89   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2017
FFTOT18
90   
91   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2017
OBSF17X
92   
99   
AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OBMR17X
100   
107   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OBMD17X
108   
115   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OBPV17X
116   
123   
AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBVA17X
124   
131   
AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OBTR17X
132   
138   
AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OBOF17X
139   
145   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OBSL17X
146   
153   
AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)
OBWC17X
154   
160   
AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OBOR17X
161   
168   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)
OBOU17X
169   
176   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)
OBOT17X
177   
184   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBXP17X
185   
192   
SUM OF OBSF17X - OBOT17X (IMPUTED)
OBTC17X
193   
201   
HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)
IMPFLAG
202   
202   
IMPUTATION STATUS
PERWT17F
203   
214   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2017
VARSTR
215   
218   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2017
VARPSU
219   
219   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2017
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