Bank Identification Number

A unique six-digit number assigned to identify a specific health insurance plan or PBM processor in pharmacy claims transactions. The BIN number routes pharmacy claims to the correct adjudication system during real-time point-of-sale processing using the NCPDP telecommunication standard.

• PBM claims adjudication and drug utilization review
• Controlled substance monitoring and DEA compliance
• Pharmacy data warehouse and ETL pipeline design
• Prior authorization and step therapy workflows
• Medicare Part D reporting and CMS submissions

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
bin

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  bin          INTEGER,  -- Bank Identification Number (count/integer value)
  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.