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copay license number

cpay_lic_nbr
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The professional license identifier for a patient responsibility amount. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the copay across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for copay management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

cpay_lic_nbr

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  cpay_lic_nbr INTEGER,  -- copay license number (count/integer value)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  cpay_lic_nbr as copay_license_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
cpay_lic_nbr

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  cpay_lic_nbr INTEGER,  -- copay license 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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