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MEPS HC-220F CODEBOOK
2020 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: May 24, 2022

Name
Start
End
Description
DUID
1   
7   
PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER
PID
8   
10   
PERSON NUMBER
DUPERSID
11   
20   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EVNTIDX
21   
36   
EVENT ID
EVENTRN
37   
37   
EVENT ROUND NUMBER
FFEEIDX
38   
51   
FLAT FEE ID
PANEL
52   
53   
PANEL NUMBER
MPCDATA
54   
54   
MPC DATA FLAG
OPDATEYR
55   
58   
EVENT DATE - YEAR
OPDATEMM
59   
60   
EVENT DATE - MONTH
SEEDOC_M18
61   
62   
DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT
DRSPLTY_M18
63   
64   
OPAT DOCTOR'S SPECIALTY
MEDPTYPE_M18
65   
66   
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT
VSTCTGRY
67   
68   
BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
VSTRELCN_M18
69   
70   
THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND
LABTEST_M18
71   
72   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS
SONOGRAM_M18
73   
74   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD
XRAYS_M18
75   
76   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS
MAMMOG_M18
77   
78   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM
MRI_M18
79   
80   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN
EKG_M18
81   
82   
THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG
RCVVAC_M18
83   
84   
THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION
SURGPROC
85   
86   
WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT
MEDPRESC
87   
89   
ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT
VISITTYPE
90   
91   
TYPE OF TELEHEALTH VISIT
TELEHEALTHFLAG
92   
94   
IS THIS A TELEHEALTH EVENT
FFOPTYPE
95   
96   
FLAT FEE BUNDLE
OPXP20X
97   
105   
TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP20X + OPDXP20X)
OPTC20X
106   
114   
TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC20X + OPDTC20X)
OPFSF20X
115   
122   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPFMR20X
123   
130   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFMD20X
131   
138   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPFPV20X
139   
147   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFVA20X
148   
155   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPFTR20X
156   
163   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPFOF20X
164   
171   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPFSL20X
172   
178   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPFWC20X
179   
186   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPFOT20X
187   
194   
FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPFXP20X
195   
203   
FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF20X - OPFOT20X
OPFTC20X
204   
212   
TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)
OPDSF20X
213   
219   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)
OPDMR20X
220   
226   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDMD20X
227   
233   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)
OPDPV20X
234   
241   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDVA20X
242   
248   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)
OPDTR20X
249   
255   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)
OPDOF20X
256   
259   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)
OPDSL20X
260   
265   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)
OPDWC20X
266   
272   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)
OPDOT20X
273   
279   
DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)
OPDXP20X
280   
287   
DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF20X - OPDOT20X
OPDTC20X
288   
295   
TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)
IMPFLAG
296   
296   
IMPUTATION STATUS
PERWT20F
297   
308   
EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2020
VARSTR
309   
312   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2020
VARPSU
313   
313   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2020
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