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payment copay amount

pmt_cpay_amt
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

pmt_cpay_amt

Category

claims

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  pmt_cpay_amt as payment_copay_amount
FROM claims;

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