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hospital copay amount

hosp_cpay_amt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The patient responsibility value for a inpatient care facility. Used to capture financial data associated with hospital transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for hospital management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

hosp_cpay_amt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  hosp_cpay_amt VARCHAR(100),  -- hospital copay amount
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  hosp_cpay_amt as hospital_copay_amount
FROM claims;

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