month of visit
day of visit - 1-31
year of visit - last 2 digits
patient age in years
patient sex
patient race
patient ethnicity
expected source of payment-private/comm insur
expected source of payment-medicare
expected source of payment-medicaid
expected source of payment-oth gov't
expected source of payment-hmo/oth prepaid
expected source of payment-no charge
expected source of payment-other
expected source of payment-unspecified
was pat referred for visit by another physician?
patient's reason for visit #1
patient's reason for visit #2
patient's reason for visit #3
patient's reason for visit #1 - broad
patient's reason for visit #2 - broad
patient's reason for visit #3 - broad
physician's diagnosis #1
physician's diagnosis #2
physician's diagnosis #3
physician's diagnosis #1 - broad
physician's diagnosis #2 - broad
physician's diagnosis #3 - broad
has patient been seen in this clinic before?
if seen before, for condition in item 11a?
test, procs, therapies ordered/prov-none
blood pressure
urinalysis
spirometry
allergy testing
hiv serology
other blood test
service #1 procedure code - 4 digits
service #1 procedure code - 3 digits
service #1 procedure code - 2 digits
service #1 performed or ordered
service #2 procedure code - 4 digits
service #2 procedure code - 3 digits
service #2 procedure code - 2 digits
service #2 performed or ordered
service #3 procedure code - 4 digits
service #3 procedure code - 3 digits
service #3 procedure code - 2 digits
service #3 performed or ordered
service #4 procedure code - 4 digits
service #4 procedure code - 3 digits
service #4 procedure code - 2 digits
service #4 performed or ordered
service #5 procedure code - 4 digits
service #5 procedure code - 3 digits
service #5 procedure code - 2 digits
service #5 performed or ordered
service #6 procedure code - 4 digits
service #6 procedure code - 3 digits
service #6 procedure code - 2 digits
service #6 performed or ordered
counseling/education - none
exercise couns/educ
cholesterol reduction couns/educ
weight reduction couns/educ
smoking cessation couns/educ
growth/development couns/educ
injury prevention couns/educ
hiv transmission couns/educ
other std transmission couns/educ
other counseling
medication #1
medication #2
medication #3
medication #4
medication #5
were medications ordered or provided?
number of medications coded
no follow-up planned
return if needed, p.r.n.
return at specified time
telephone follow-up planned
return to referring physician
refer to other phys/clinic
admitted to hospital
other disposition
resident/intern seen
staff physician seen
other physician seen
phys asst/nurse prac seen
registered nurse seen
licensed practical nurse seen
nurse`s aide seen
other provider seen
patient visit weight (rounded)
geographic region of physician office
metro/non-metro status of location of office
hospital ownership
hospital code
type of clinic
was patient's birth year imputed?
was patient's sex imputed?
was patient's referral status imputed?
was `was patient seen before?` imputed?
was `if seen before...` imputed?
was visit disposition imputed?
was provider seen imputed?
was patient's race imputed?
was patient's ethnicity imputed?
was visit date imputed?
generic name code for medication #1
prescription status code for medication #1
controlled substance code for medication #1
composition status code for medication #1
drug class for medication #1
ingredient code #1 for medication #1
ingredient code #2 for medication #1
ingredient code #3 for medication #1
ingredient code #4 for medication #1
ingredient code #5 for medication #1
generic name code for medication #2
prescription status code for medication #2
controlled substance code for medication #2
composition status code for medication #2
drug class for medication #2
ingredient code #1 for medication #2
ingredient code #2 for medication #2
ingredient code #3 for medication #2
ingredient code #4 for medication #2
ingredient code #5 for medication #2
generic name code for medication #3
prescription status code for medication #3
controlled substance code for medication #3
composition status code for medication #3
drug class for medication #3
ingredient code #1 for medication #3
ingredient code #2 for medication #3
ingredient code #3 for medication #3
ingredient code #4 for medication #3
ingredient code #5 for medication #3
generic name code for medication #4
prescription status code for medication #4
controlled substance code for medication #4
composition status code for medication #4
drug class for medication #4
ingredient code #1 for medication #4
ingredient code #2 for medication #4
ingredient code #3 for medication #4
ingredient code #4 for medication #4
ingredient code #5 for medication #4
generic name code for medication #5
prescription status code for medication #5
controlled substance code for medication #5
composition status code for medication #5
drug class for medication #5
ingredient code #1 for medication #5
ingredient code #2 for medication #5
ingredient code #3 for medication #5
ingredient code #4 for medication #5
ingredient code #5 for medication #5
patient race recode: white, black, other
patient code
psu stratum marker (masked)
psu marker (masked)
survey year (1993)
survey identifier (2=nhamcs)
provider stratum marker
provider code
hospital dept code
hospital sampling unit code
hospital clinic code
stratum counts of psus (masked)
# of clinic sampling units in hospital
estimated provider visit volume (masked)
estimated # of inscope providers in psu (masked)