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dependent medical record number

dep_mrn
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The patient medical record number for a insurance beneficiary under subscriber. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the dependent across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for dependent management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

dep_mrn

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dep_mrn VARCHAR(100),  -- dependent medical record number
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dep_mrn as dependent_medical_record_number
FROM claims;

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