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referral payment amount

ref_pmt_amt
claims
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;

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