Number assigned to a facility (e.g., hospital, laboratory, radiology office, nursing facility) to be used by the facility to bill for services, or by the performing physician to report services done at that location.

Method of establishing insurance rates based on facility expenditures on items specific to patient care. It pays different rates to providers that deliver the same type of service.

Insurance contract rule or section of a life insurance policy that allows the managed care payer or insurance company to reimburse someone other than the member or provider (e.g., designated beneficiary or estate of the insured). This clause allows the insurance company to pay benefits to the beneficiary in a timely manner.

Diagnostic codes that do not describe a problem or a service but state a fact. Generally these codes do not represent an outpatient primary or inpatient principal diagnosis.

Statistical record used by insurance underwriters to establish the net worth of an insurance applicant. It shows the dollar amount to multiply with the applicant’s annual income to obtain the maximum allowable amount of insurance.