authorization paid amount

auth_pd_amt

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment received value for a service pre-approval. Used to capture financial data associated with authorization transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for authorization management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

auth_pd_amt

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  auth_pd_amt VARCHAR(100),  -- authorization paid amount
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  auth_pd_amt as authorization_paid_amount
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
auth_pd_amt

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  auth_pd_amt  VARCHAR(255),  -- authorization paid amount
  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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