1. Method of payment in which the patient pays the physician for each professional service or procedure performed from an established schedule of fees. 2. Condition when the third-party payer pays the full fee for medical services. 3. In managed care plans, reimbursement for professional services on a service-by-service basis rather than by the capitation method. FFS reimbursement may involve either discounted or undiscounted rates. 4. Plan or primary care case management (PCCM) is paid for providing services to enrollees solely through fee-for-service payments plus a case management fee.