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reimbursement middle name

reimb_mid_nm
claims
Updated 5/15/2026

Definition

The middle name or initial for a insurance payment. Used to display and describe the reimbursement in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for reimbursement management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

reimb_mid_nm

Category

claims

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  reimb_mid_nm VARCHAR(255),  -- reimbursement middle name (max 255 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  reimb_mid_nm as reimbursement_middle_name
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

  • Claims adjudication and remittance processing
  • 837P/837I/837D claim file parsing and validation
  • Revenue cycle management and denial analytics
  • CMS cost report and Medicare cost reporting
  • Payer contract performance and underpayment analysis

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
reimb_mid_nm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  reimb_mid_nm VARCHAR(255),  -- reimbursement middle name (max 255 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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