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Top Billing Codes by Specialty
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Top Billing Codes by Specialty

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Given a table of provider claims, write a query to find the top three most common billing codes per provider specialty for Oscar Health. Assume provider specialty is stored separately from claims and exclude claims without a valid provider, specialty, or billing code.

Output

  1. One row per qualifying specialty and billing code, with columns specialty, billing_code, and claim_count.
  2. Include up to three codes per specialty, ordered by claim count descending, then billing code ascending for ties, with specialties alphabetized.

Schema

providers
ColumnTypeDescription
provider_idPKINTUnique provider identifier
provider_nameVARCHAR(100)Provider display name
specialtyVARCHAR(100)Provider medical specialty
provider_claims
ColumnTypeDescription
claim_idPKINTUnique claim identifier
provider_idINTReferenced provider identifier
billing_codeVARCHAR(20)Procedure or service billing code
claim_dateDATEDate the claim was submitted
Tablesprovider_claimsproviders
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