adjustment license number

adj_lic_nbr

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The professional license identifier for a financial modification. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the adjustment across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for adjustment management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

adj_lic_nbr

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  adj_lic_nbr INTEGER,  -- adjustment license number (count/integer value)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  adj_lic_nbr as adjustment_license_number
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
adj_lic_nbr

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  adj_lic_nbr  INTEGER,  -- adjustment license number (count/integer value)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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