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

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 70
End: 72

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
5
28,220
-8 DK
404
4,349,948
-7 REFUSED
37
352,781
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
37,017
409,923,764
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
83,652
940,440,125
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
936
11,470,121
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
20,957
251,008,759
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
20,275
215,540,485
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
5,418
63,666,777
7 VISION EXAM
6,468
73,487,633
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
2,239
28,767,731
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,528
21,073,183
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
196
2,090,339
91 OTHER
9,650
108,135,484
TOTAL
188,782
2,130,335,349


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