Back to search

prescription surgery date

rx_surg_dt
pharmacy
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

rx_surg_dt

Category

pharmacy

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  rx_surg_dt as prescription_surgery_date
FROM claims;

Looking for more healthcare terms?

Browse our complete library of 65,000+ standardized healthcare data terms

Browse All Terms