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payer effective date

pyr_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a insurance company entity. Used to track temporal information related to payer effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for payer management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

pyr_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  pyr_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- payer effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  pyr_eff_dt as payer_effective_date
FROM claims;

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