vital deductible amount

vtl_ded_amt

clinical

Updated 5/15/2026

Definition

The insurance threshold value for a essential body measurement. Used to capture financial data associated with vital transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for vital management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

vtl_ded_amt

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  vtl_ded_amt NUMBER(12,2),  -- vital deductible amount (precision 12, scale 2)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  vtl_ded_amt as vital_deductible_amount
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
vtl_ded_amt

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  vtl_ded_amt  NUMBER(12,2),  -- vital deductible amount (precision 12, scale 2)
  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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