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denial date

den_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The calendar date value for a coverage rejection. Used to track temporal information related to denial date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for denial management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

den_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  den_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- denial date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  den_dt as denial_date
FROM claims;

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