Columns
Column | Type | Size | Nulls | Auto | Default | Children | Parents | Comments | |||
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pid | INT | 10 | null |
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The internal patient identifier |
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encounter | INT | 10 | null |
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The identifier for the encounter for which the payment is connected to (foreign key reference to the forms_encounter.encounter). |
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sequence_no | INT UNSIGNED | 10 | null |
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A unique identifier for this payment activity, incremented in the code. |
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code_type | VARCHAR | 12 | '' |
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The code system that is used for this billing activity |
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code | VARCHAR | 20 | null |
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The code in the code system referenced in code_type that is the main billing code for this billing activity |
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fee | Unknown | 0 | null |
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The billing fee that is being requested for payment of services rendered |
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modifier | VARCHAR | 12 | '' |
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Billing code modifier |
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payer_type | INT | 10 | null |
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The payer type code, indicating the source of payment (0=patient, 1=primary insurance, 2=secondary insurance, etc). |
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post_time | DATETIME | 19 | null |
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Time of the posting on the date referenced in post_date |
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post_user | INT | 10 | null |
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The user ID (foreign key reference to the users table) of the person who posted the payment. |
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session_id | INT UNSIGNED | 10 | null |
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The session ID (foreign key reference to the ar_session table) associated with this payment activity, if applicable. |
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memo | VARCHAR | 255 | '' |
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Additional comments or adjustment reasons related to the payment activity. |
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pay_amount | DECIMAL | 12,2 | 0.00 |
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The actual payment amount received (in DECIMAL format), which may differ from the fee amount due to adjustments or discounts. |
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adj_amount | DECIMAL | 12,2 | 0.00 |
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The adjustment amount, if any, to account for changes in the payment (in DECIMAL format). |
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modified_time | DATETIME | 19 | null |
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The timestamp indicating when this payment activity was last modified (in DATETIME format). |
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follow_up | CHAR | 1 | null |
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A flag (CHAR) indicating follow-up actions needed for this payment activity (e.g., ‘y’ for yes, ‘n’ for no). |
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follow_up_note | MEDIUMTEXT | 16777215 | √ | NULL |
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Additional notes or instructions related to follow-up actions for this payment activity (in TEXT format). |
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account_code | VARCHAR | 15 | null |
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The account code used to categorize or classify this payment activity (e.g., a billing code or account code). |
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reason_code | VARCHAR | 255 | √ | NULL |
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An optional reason code used to explain adjustments or changes in the payment amount (e.g., primary payer adjustment reason code). |
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deleted | DATETIME | 19 | √ | NULL |
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A timestamp (in DATETIME format) indicating when the payment activity was deleted (NULL if active, otherwise when voided). |
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post_date | DATE | 10 | √ | NULL |
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The date (in DATE format) when the payment was posted, if specified at the time of payment. |
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payer_claim_number | VARCHAR | 30 | √ | NULL |
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The claim number or reference number provided by the payer or insurance company for this payment activity. |
Indexes
Constraint Name | Type | Sort | Column(s) |
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PRIMARY | Primary key | Asc/Asc/Asc | pid + encounter + sequence_no |
session_id | Performance | Asc | session_id |