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beneficiary surgery date

benf_surg_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The operative procedure date for a insurance coverage recipient. Used to track temporal information related to beneficiary surgery 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_surg_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  benf_surg_dt as beneficiary_surgery_date
FROM claims;

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