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appointment procedure date

appt_proc_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The treatment performance date for a scheduled care visit. Used to track temporal information related to appointment procedure date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for appointment management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

appt_proc_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  appt_proc_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- appointment procedure date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  appt_proc_dt as appointment_procedure_date
FROM claims;

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