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benefit payment amount

bnft_pmt_amt
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment transaction value for a covered service or item. Used to capture financial data associated with benefit transactions. 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_pmt_amt

Category

claims

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  bnft_pmt_amt VARCHAR(100),  -- benefit payment amount
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  bnft_pmt_amt as benefit_payment_amount
FROM claims;

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