vital fee

vtl_fee

clinical

Updated 5/15/2026

Definition

The service charge for a essential body measurement. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. 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_fee

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  vtl_fee VARCHAR(100),  -- vital fee (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  vtl_fee as vital_fee
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_fee

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  vtl_fee      VARCHAR(100),  -- vital fee (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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