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charge copay amount

chrg_cpay_amt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The patient responsibility value for a service fee amount. Used to capture financial data associated with charge transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for charge management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

chrg_cpay_amt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  chrg_cpay_amt VARCHAR(100),  -- charge copay amount
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  chrg_cpay_amt as charge_copay_amount
FROM claims;

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