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balance discharge date

bal_dsch_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital release date for a outstanding amount owed. Used to track temporal information related to balance discharge date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for balance management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

bal_dsch_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  bal_dsch_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- balance discharge date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  bal_dsch_dt as balance_discharge_date
FROM claims;

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