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coinsurance effective date

coins_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a shared cost percentage. Used to track temporal information related to coinsurance effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for coinsurance management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

coins_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  coins_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- coinsurance effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  coins_eff_dt as coinsurance_effective_date
FROM claims;

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