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MEPS HC 248F CODEBOOK
2023 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: May 29, 2025

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 67
End: 68

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DON'T KNOW
105
2,302,394
-7 REFUSED
9
89,204
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
3,189
47,782,115
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
10,471
158,873,005
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
191
3,222,446
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
1,433
24,027,069
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
2,879
44,743,765
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
356
5,216,280
7 VISION EXAM
110
1,405,282
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
272
5,165,158
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
71
1,588,037
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
26
314,006
91 OTHER
1,608
22,030,571
TOTAL
20,720
316,759,332


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