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MEPS HC-220G CODEBOOK
2020 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: May 24, 2022

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
26
304,077
-8 DK
597
5,703,492
-7 REFUSED
27
319,913
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
32,451
388,984,141
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
65,871
797,478,994
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
1,004
12,798,468
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
20,488
270,095,780
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
19,108
224,681,282
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
5,317
69,146,061
7 VISION EXAM
4,843
59,564,907
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
1,781
22,929,447
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,222
20,605,372
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
202
2,205,203
91 OTHER
9,697
111,430,029
TOTAL
162,634
1,986,247,168


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