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Average Wholesale Price

AWP
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

A benchmark price used for calculating payments to pharmacies by third-party payers.

Standard Abbreviation

AWP

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  awp VARCHAR(100),  -- Average Wholesale Price
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  awp as average_wholesale_price
FROM claims;

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