(US, healthcare) A comprehensive list maintained by a hospital of prices of goods and services it will bill to its patients and their respective health insurers.
(US, healthcare) A comprehensive list maintained by a hospital of prices of goods and services it will bill to its patients and their respective health insurers.
The patient faced bankruptcy because she couldn't pay off the hundreds of thousands of dollars accrued from her hospital bill, including a price from the chargemaster for a single acetaminophen pill at ten times the cost for the same pil…
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The amount of money levied for a service.
(US) A fixed fee paid by subscribers to a medical insurance scheme for each treatment or service in addition to a membership fee.
(US, medicine) A medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee.
(Australia, idiomatic) The process whereby a general practitioner or other medical service provider charges the government for medical expenses incurred by a patient.
(US) A type of credit facility provided by a bank or store, to which goods and services purchased can be charged, allowing the customer to defer payment until a later date.