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medication copay amount

med_cpay_amt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

med_cpay_amt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  med_cpay_amt as medication_copay_amount
FROM claims;

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