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beneficiary birth date

benf_birth_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The date of birth for a insurance coverage recipient. Used to track temporal information related to beneficiary birth date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for beneficiary management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

benf_birth_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  benf_birth_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- beneficiary birth date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  benf_birth_dt as beneficiary_birth_date
FROM claims;

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