appointment price
appt_prcDefinition
ISO-11179 Definition
The anticipated or actual charge amount assigned to a scheduled patient care visit based on the service type, visit code, or fee schedule. Used in practice management systems to estimate patient cost responsibility, support pre-visit financial counseling, and initiate billing workflows.
Standard Abbreviation
appt_prc
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Why This Term Matters
Healthcare data terminology is foundational for any data engineer working in this industry. Precise understanding of standard terms enables accurate schema design, reduces downstream data quality issues, and ensures pipelines meet the regulatory and interoperability requirements imposed by HIPAA, HL7 FHIR, and CMS reporting frameworks. Without this foundation, even technically well-built pipelines produce data that fails validation when it reaches payers or regulators.
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