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hospital payment amount

hosp_pmt_amt
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment transaction 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_pmt_amt

Category

claims

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  hosp_pmt_amt as hospital_payment_amount
FROM claims;

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