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denial effective date

den_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a coverage rejection. Used to track temporal information related to denial effective 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_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  den_eff_dt as denial_effective_date
FROM claims;

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