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Chargemaster. In the United States, the chargemaster, also known as charge master, or charge description master ( CDM ), is a comprehensive listing of items billable to a hospital patient or a patient's health insurance provider. In practice, it usually contains highly inflated prices at several times that of actual costs to the hospital.
The Current Procedural Terminology ( CPT) code set is a procedural code set developed by the American Medical Association (AMA). It is maintained by the CPT Editorial Panel. [1] The CPT code set describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among ...
Medical billing is a payment practice within the United States healthcare system. The process involves the systematic submission and processing of healthcare claims for reimbursement. Once the services are provided, the healthcare provider creates a detailed record of the patient's visit, including the diagnoses, procedures performed, and any ...
Clerical errors are also common. Johnson once found a $1,004 charge for a toothbrush. "The hospital said it was a mistake, a typo. It's very easy to make those kinds of mistakes," Johnson says ...
A patient portal is a secure website set up by a health care system, hospital, or clinic. The tools (or features) vary, depending on the portal. Patient portals can help you access medical records ...
What to do if you get a surprise medical bill after Jan. 1. While the No Surprises Act is meant to stop the issuance of surprise medical bills to patients, if you do receive one after Jan. 1 ...
Code Red indicates smoke or fire; Code Black indicates a bomb threat or active shooter scenario, and Code Blue refers to a cardiopulmonary arrest. Colors, numbers, or other designations may follow ...
Medical billing, Nosology. A clinical coder —also known as clinical coding officer, diagnostic coder, medical coder, or nosologist —is a health information professional whose main duties are to analyse clinical statements and assign standardized codes using a classification system. The health data produced are an integral part of health ...