value expiration date

val_exp_dt

quality

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The validity end date for a measured data point. Used to track temporal information related to value expiration date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for value management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

val_exp_dt

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  val_exp_dt DATE,  -- value expiration date (date only, no time)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  val_exp_dt as value_expiration_date
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

HEDIS measure rate calculation and reporting
CMS Stars rating program performance tracking
Quality improvement initiative monitoring
Pay-for-performance (P4P) contract analytics
CAHPS survey data integration and scoring

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
val_exp_dt

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  val_exp_dt   DATE,  -- value expiration date (date only, no time)
  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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