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balance approval status
bal_appr_stsgeneral
Updated 3/30/2026
Definition
The authorization state for a outstanding amount owed. Used to track the current state or condition of the balance. 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_appr_sts
Category
general
Database Usage
-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
clm_id VARCHAR(50),
bal_appr_sts VARCHAR(100), -- balance approval status
...
);
-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
clm_id,
bal_appr_sts as balance_approval_status
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
bal_appr_sts
-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
record_id VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
bal_appr_sts VARCHAR(255), -- balance approval status
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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