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MEPS HC-213G CODEBOOK
2019 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: April 28, 2021

Name
Start
End
Description
DOCATLOC
68   
69   
ANY MD WORK AT LOCATION WHERE P SAW PROV
DRSPLTY_M18
64   
65   
MVIS DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
DUID
1   
7   
PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
DUPERSID
11   
20   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EKG_M18
85   
86   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
EVENTRN
37   
37   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
EVNTIDX
21   
36   
EVENT ID
FFBEF19
96   
98   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2019
FFEEIDX
38   
51   
FLAT FEE ID
FFOBTYPE
94   
95   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
FFTOT20
99   
101   
TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2019
IMPFLAG
196   
196   
IMPUTATION STATUS
LABTEST_M18
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
MAMMOG_M18
81   
82   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MEDPRESC
91   
93   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
MEDPTYPE_M18
66   
67   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT
MPCDATA
55   
55   
MPC DATA FLAG
MPCELIG
54   
54   
MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG
MRI_M18
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
OBDATEMM
60   
61   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
OBDATEYR
56   
59   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OBMD19X
118   
125   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OBMR19X
110   
117   
AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OBOF19X
149   
155   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OBOT19X
171   
178   
AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBPV19X
126   
133   
AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)
OBSF19X
102   
109   
AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OBSL19X
156   
163   
AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)
OBTC19X
187   
195   
HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OBTR19X
142   
148   
AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)
OBVA19X
134   
141   
AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)
OBWC19X
164   
170   
AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OBXP19X
179   
186   
SUM OF OBSF19X - OBOT19X (IMPUTED)
PANEL
52   
53   
PANEL NUMBER
PERWT19F
197   
208   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2019
PID
8   
10   
PERSON NUMBER
RCVVAC_M18
87   
88   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SEEDOC_M18
62   
63   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT
SONOGRAM_M18
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
SURGPROC
89   
90   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
VARPSU
213   
213   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2019
VARSTR
209   
212   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2019
VSTCTGRY
70   
72   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN_M18
73   
74   
THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND
XRAYS_M18
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
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