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balance payment amount

bal_pmt_amt
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment transaction value for a outstanding amount owed. Used to capture financial data associated with balance transactions. 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_pmt_amt

Category

claims

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  bal_pmt_amt VARCHAR(100),  -- balance payment amount
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  bal_pmt_amt as balance_payment_amount
FROM claims;

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