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discharge copay amount

dsch_cpay_amt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

dsch_cpay_amt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dsch_cpay_amt VARCHAR(100),  -- discharge copay amount
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dsch_cpay_amt as discharge_copay_amount
FROM claims;

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