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medication deductible amount

med_ded_amt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The insurance threshold 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_ded_amt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  med_ded_amt as medication_deductible_amount
FROM claims;

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