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medication payment amount

med_pmt_amt
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment transaction 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_pmt_amt

Category

claims

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  med_pmt_amt as medication_payment_amount
FROM claims;

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