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beneficiary death date

benf_death_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The date of death for a insurance coverage recipient. Used to track temporal information related to beneficiary death 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_death_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  benf_death_dt as beneficiary_death_date
FROM claims;

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