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discharge payment amount

dsch_pmt_amt
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment transaction 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_pmt_amt

Category

claims

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dsch_pmt_amt as discharge_payment_amount
FROM claims;

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