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benefit onset date

bnft_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a covered service or item. Used to track temporal information related to benefit onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for benefit management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

bnft_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  bnft_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- benefit onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  bnft_onset_dt as benefit_onset_date
FROM claims;

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