disease total

dis_tot

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The count of distinct disease conditions or diagnoses recorded for a patient within a defined period. Used in risk stratification, HCC scoring, and population health analytics.

Risk Adjustment Context

Disease total is a key input for risk adjustment models including CMS-HCC V28 and CDPS. Higher disease totals correlate with increased RAF scores and higher capitation payments in Medicare Advantage.

Example Values

Common enum values for this column

012345+

Standard Abbreviation

dis_tot

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  dis_tot INTEGER,  -- disease total (count/integer value)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  dis_tot as disease_total
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
dis_tot

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  dis_tot      INTEGER,  -- disease total (count/integer value)
  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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