result balance

rslt_bal

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The remaining financial obligation associated with a clinical test or procedure result after payments and adjustments in claims and revenue cycle systems. Data engineers use this field to track outstanding receivables, reconcile remittance data, and support accounts receivable aging reports in healthcare finance pipelines.

Standard Abbreviation

rslt_bal

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  rslt_bal VARCHAR(100),  -- result balance (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  rslt_bal as result_balance
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Risk stratification and population health analytics
CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
Clinical data warehouse schema design
Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
rslt_bal

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  rslt_bal     VARCHAR(100),  -- result balance (max 100 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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