Behavioral

A binary flag indicating whether a psychiatric case, treatment episode, or service record is currently active within the behavioral health system. Used to filter active mental health cases from closed or historical records in care management workflows and utilization reporting.

A categorical value representing the operational state of a psychiatric service, episode, or authorization record, such as active, inactive, suspended, or terminated. Used in behavioral health management systems to track the current lifecycle stage of mental health treatment episodes.

The physical location text associated with a mental health provider, facility, or patient record in EHR and claims systems. Used to route psychiatric referrals, validate provider directories, and support geographic network analysis for behavioral health services.

The dollar value of financial modifications applied to a psychiatric service claim or payment record, including contractual adjustments, write-offs, or corrections. Used in behavioral health billing to reconcile the difference between billed charges and final reimbursement amounts.

The patient's age in years at the time of a psychiatric encounter, admission, or assessment. Used in behavioral health analytics to stratify mental health service utilization, support age-appropriate treatment planning, and comply with reporting requirements for child, adolescent, and geriatric psychiatric programs.

The maximum dollar amount a payer will reimburse for a psychiatric service based on fee schedules or contractual agreements. Used in behavioral health claims processing to determine plan liability and calculate member cost-sharing obligations for mental health services under parity regulations.

The monetary value tied to a mental health specialty encounter, claim, or authorization in claims processing or PBM systems. Captures billed, allowed, or paid amounts for psychiatric services used in behavioral health cost analytics and remittance processing.

The authorization decision state for a requested psychiatric service or treatment plan, such as approved, pending, denied, or partially approved. Used in behavioral health utilization management to track prior authorization outcomes and ensure compliance with mental health parity requirements.

The identifier or name of the clinician, care manager, or administrative user who authorized a psychiatric service, treatment plan, or prior authorization request. Used in behavioral health utilization management to maintain accountability and audit trails for mental health service approvals.

The recorded timestamp when a patient arrived for a psychiatric encounter, inpatient admission, or emergency psychiatric evaluation. Used in behavioral health operations to measure door-to-assessment intervals, track throughput efficiency, and meet regulatory timeliness standards for crisis intervention.

The calendar date on which a patient arrived at a psychiatric facility or behavioral health service location. Used to establish the start of a mental health episode of care, calculate length of stay for inpatient psychiatric admissions, and support claims adjudication and reporting.

A structured, comprehensive evaluation of a patient's mental health status, including presenting symptoms, psychiatric history, substance use, and risk factors such as self-harm. Stored in EHR systems and used to guide DSM-based diagnosis, treatment planning, and care coordination workflows.

The outstanding financial amount remaining on a mental health specialty claim or account after payments and adjustments in claims or billing systems. Used to track patient responsibility, underpayments, or unpaid psychiatric service balances in accounts receivable workflows.

The total dollar amount submitted by a behavioral health provider on a claim for psychiatric services rendered. Represents the gross charge before payer adjustments, contractual discounts, or member cost-sharing are applied during the claims adjudication process for mental health services.

The date of birth associated with a patient or member within a mental health specialty context in EHR, claims, or member enrollment systems. Used for age-based eligibility validation, pediatric versus adult psychiatric service categorization, and identity verification.

The date on which a scheduled psychiatric appointment, treatment authorization, or service request was formally cancelled. Used in behavioral health scheduling and utilization management to track no-shows, measure access to mental health care, and identify patterns affecting treatment continuity.

A grouping classification applied to mental health specialty records, providers, or services in EHR and claims systems. Used to segment psychiatric data by service type, disorder class, or benefit tier for reporting, utilization management, and behavioral health analytics.

The gross dollar amount charged by a behavioral health provider for a specific psychiatric service or procedure before any payer or contractual adjustments. Used as the starting point in mental health claims processing to calculate net payments, adjustments, and member cost-sharing obligations.

The primary symptom, behavioral concern, or reason for visit documented by the patient or clinician at the start of a psychiatric encounter. Used in behavioral health records to guide triage, assessment, and treatment planning, and to support diagnostic coding and clinical documentation requirements.

A subordinate record or entity linked to a parent psychiatric record in hierarchical EHR or claims data models. Represents dependent encounters, diagnoses, or authorizations under a parent psychiatric episode, used in data lineage tracking and behavioral health program rollups.