consumable cost

cons_cst

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The expense value for a single-use supply item. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for consumable management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

cons_cst

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  cons_cst NUMBER(12,2),  -- consumable cost (precision 12, scale 2)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  cons_cst as consumable_cost
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
cons_cst

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  cons_cst     NUMBER(12,2),  -- consumable cost (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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