dermatology copay amount

derm_cpay_amt

pharmacy

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The patient responsibility value for a skin specialty care. Used to capture financial data associated with dermatology transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for dermatology management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

derm_cpay_amt

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  derm_cpay_amt NUMBER(12,2),  -- dermatology copay amount (precision 12, scale 2)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  derm_cpay_amt as dermatology_copay_amount
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

PBM claims adjudication and drug utilization review
Controlled substance monitoring and DEA compliance
Pharmacy data warehouse and ETL pipeline design
Prior authorization and step therapy workflows
Medicare Part D reporting and CMS submissions

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
dermatology_copay_amount

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  dermatology_copay_amount NUMBER(12,2),  -- dermatology copay amount (precision 12, scale 2)
  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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