charge deleted indicator

chrg_del_ind

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The removal status flag 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_del_ind

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  chrg_del_ind NUMBER(12,2),  -- charge deleted indicator (precision 12, scale 2)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  chrg_del_ind as charge_deleted_indicator
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
chrg_del_ind

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  chrg_del_ind NUMBER(12,2),  -- charge deleted indicator (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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