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group charge amount

grp_chrg_amt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The service charge value for a provider organization. Used to capture financial data associated with group transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for group management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

grp_chrg_amt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  grp_chrg_amt NUMBER(12,2),  -- group charge amount (precision 12, scale 2)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  grp_chrg_amt as group_charge_amount
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
grp_chrg_amt

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  grp_chrg_amt NUMBER(12,2),  -- group charge amount (precision 12, scale 2)
  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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