charge approval status

chrg_appr_sts

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The authorization state for a service fee amount. Used to track the current state or condition of the charge. 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_appr_sts

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  chrg_appr_sts NUMBER(12,2),  -- charge approval status (precision 12, scale 2)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  chrg_appr_sts as charge_approval_status
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
charge_approval_status

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  charge_approval_status NUMBER(12,2),  -- charge approval status (precision 12, scale 2)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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