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