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denial payment amount

den_pmt_amt
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment transaction value for a coverage rejection. Used to capture financial data associated with denial transactions. 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_pmt_amt

Category

claims

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  den_pmt_amt VARCHAR(100),  -- denial payment amount
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  den_pmt_amt as denial_payment_amount
FROM claims;

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