Revenue Code

rev_cd

claims

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

Four-digit UB-04 code identifying the specific hospital department or service category responsible for a charge on an institutional claim (837I), such as room and board, pharmacy, or radiology. Used in claims adjudication, cost center reporting, and inpatient facility billing analytics.

Standard Abbreviation

rev_cd

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  rev_cd VARCHAR(20),  -- Revenue Code (max 20 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  rev_cd as revenue_code
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
rev_cd

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  rev_cd       VARCHAR(20),  -- Revenue Code (max 20 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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