52. Admissions Historical Cost Differences

Medium Apple Window Functions

Query Rules

The query columns and order must match the expected result schema.
NULL values should be handled appropriately where applicable.
The grader compares output values and sorting order to evaluate.

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patients

10 cols

patient_id

INTEGER

first_name

VARCHAR(30)

last_name

VARCHAR(30)

gender

CHAR(1)

birth_date

DATE

city

VARCHAR(30)

province_id

CHAR(2)

allergies

VARCHAR(80)

height

DECIMAL(3,0)

weight

DECIMAL(4,0)

doctors

4 cols

admissions

7 cols

province_names

2 cols

Reference Solution

Expected SQL

SELECT patient_id, admission_date, admission_cost, (admission_cost - LAG(admission_cost, 1) OVER (PARTITION BY patient_id ORDER BY admission_date)) as cost_difference FROM admissions;

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