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precertification surgery date

precert_surg_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The operative procedure date for a pre-service authorization. Used to track temporal information related to precertification surgery date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for precertification management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

precert_surg_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  precert_surg_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- precertification surgery date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  precert_surg_dt as precertification_surgery_date
FROM claims;

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