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encounter claim date

enc_clm_dt
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The claim submission date for a healthcare service interaction. Used to track temporal information related to encounter claim date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for encounter management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

enc_clm_dt

Category

claims

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  enc_clm_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- encounter claim date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  enc_clm_dt as encounter_claim_date
FROM claims;

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