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metric payment amount

mtr_pmt_amt
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment transaction value for a quantified performance value. Used to capture financial data associated with metric transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for metric management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

mtr_pmt_amt

Category

claims

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  mtr_pmt_amt as metric_payment_amount
FROM claims;

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