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payment start time

pmt_start_tm
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a financial transaction amount. Used to track temporal information related to payment start time. 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_start_tm

Category

claims

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  pmt_start_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- payment start time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  pmt_start_tm as payment_start_time
FROM claims;

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