comorbidity severity

comor_sev

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

A scored or coded measure of how serious a patient's coexisting conditions are relative to their primary diagnosis. Used in risk adjustment, case mix index calculation, and quality reporting.

Clinical Risk Context

Comorbidity severity scores are derived from standardized indices including the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), Elixhauser Comorbidity Score, and CMS-HCC V28 model. Used extensively in Medicare Advantage, ACO, and value-based care contracts.

Example Values

Common enum values for this column

MILDMODERATESEVERECRITICALLOWHIGH1234

Standard Abbreviation

comor_sev

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  comor_sev VARCHAR(20),  -- comorbidity severity (max 20 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  comor_sev as comorbidity_severity
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
comor_sev

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  comor_sev    VARCHAR(20),  -- comorbidity severity (max 20 chars)
  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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