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drug allowed amount

drg_alwd_amt
pharmacy
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The maximum reimbursable value for a therapeutic chemical compound. Used to capture financial data associated with drug transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for drug management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

drg_alwd_amt

Category

pharmacy

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  drg_alwd_amt VARCHAR(100),  -- drug allowed amount
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  drg_alwd_amt as drug_allowed_amount
FROM claims;

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