Varicella

varicla

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

Chickenpox infectious disease caused by VZV, captured via ICD-10 code B01.X in EHR, claims, and immunization registry systems. Varicella vaccination status is tracked in immunization information systems (IIS) and used in public health reporting, pediatric quality measures, and population health dashboards to monitor herd immunity rates.

Standard Abbreviation

varicla

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  varicla VARCHAR(100),  -- Varicella (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  varicla as varicella
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
varicla

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  varicla      VARCHAR(100),  -- Varicella (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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