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referral payment amount
ref_pmt_amtclaims
Updated 3/30/2026
Definition
The payment transaction value for a provider-to-provider patient direction. Used to capture financial data associated with referral transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for referral management and reporting.
Standard Abbreviation
ref_pmt_amt
Category
claims
Database Usage
-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
claim_id VARCHAR(50),
ref_pmt_amt VARCHAR(100), -- referral payment amount
...
);
-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
claim_id,
ref_pmt_amt as referral_payment_amount
FROM claims;Looking for more healthcare terms?
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