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coinsurance account number
coins_acct_nbrgeneral
Updated 3/30/2026
Definition
The account reference number for a shared cost percentage. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the coinsurance across healthcare systems. 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_acct_nbr
Category
general
Database Usage
-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
clm_id VARCHAR(50),
coins_acct_nbr INTEGER, -- coinsurance account number (count/integer value)
...
);
-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
clm_id,
coins_acct_nbr as coinsurance_account_number
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
coinsurance_account_number
-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
record_id VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
coinsurance_account_number INTEGER, -- coinsurance account number (count/integer value)
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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