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Financial instrument which may be used to reimburse or pay for health care products and services. Includes both insurance and self-payment. Reference Table: The coverage_references table contains normalized references from the coverage to other entities. It supports the following reference properties:
  • beneficiary (required): links to the patient who is the beneficiary of the coverage
  • payor: links to the organization or patient responsible for payment
  • policyHolder: links to the owner of the insurance policy
  • subscriber: links to the subscriber to the insurance policy
For detailed information about reference table structure and indexing, see the Reference Tables documentation. Coverage Table: Primary Keys:
  • coverage_id
Foreign Keys:
  • patient_id
ColumnData TypeDescription
coverage_idvarcharUnique identifier for the coverage
patient_idvarcharUnique identifier for the patient (beneficiary)
statusvarcharStatus of the coverage. Possible values:
active: The coverage is currently in effect.
cancelled: The coverage has been cancelled.
draft: The coverage is in draft state.
entered-in-error: The coverage was entered in error.
period_startdateStart date of the coverage period
period_enddateEnd date of the coverage period
type_codevarcharCode for coverage type
type_displayvarcharHuman-readable description of coverage type
type_systemvarcharCoding system for coverage type
subscriber_member_idvarcharSubscriber member identifier
dependentvarcharDependent number
relationship_codevarcharCode for relationship
relationship_displayvarcharHuman-readable description of relationship
relationship_systemvarcharCoding system for relationship
class_group_codevarcharGroup class code
class_group_displayvarcharHuman-readable description of group class
class_group_systemvarcharCoding system for group class
class_plan_codevarcharPlan class code
class_plan_displayvarcharHuman-readable description of plan class
class_plan_systemvarcharCoding system for plan class
meta_sourcevarcharSource document filename from FHIR meta.source
data_sourcevarcharDeprecated. Use meta_source instead.
data_source_extvarcharIntegration source of the data, derived from FHIR extension