Medical situation that exists with the primary diagnosis and does not affect the treatment or results of the primary diagnosis.

Health insurance plan that pays for expenses not covered by primary coverage under the coordination of benefits provision.
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Coverage which provides payment for charges not covered by the primary policy or plan.

Reason subsequent to the primary diagnosis for an office or hospital encounter that may contribute to the condition or define the need for a higher level of care but is not the underlying cause. There may be more than one secondary diagnosis. See other diagnoses .

Patient’s medical problem resulting from the location of his or her work environment, but the condition does not originate from the job.

Second insurance plan identified through coordination of benefits (COB) that has the responsibility to pay if there are benefits pending after the first insurance company has sent the provider or patient reimbursement for the medical services. Also called secondary carrier or secondary insurance .

1. Insurance carrier that reimburses the residual balance of the insurance claim after the primary insurance has paid its benefits. 2. When Medicare is the secondary payer (MSP), the primary insurance plan of a Medicare beneficiary must pay for any medical care or services first before Medicare is sent a claim. MSP may involve aged or disabled patients who are under group health plans and cases related to workers’ compensation, automobile accident, medical no-fault, and liability insurance. For a Medicare patient suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD), MSP is the payer for the first 30 months that the beneficiary is entitled to benefits.

Federal statute that qualifies the death benefit paid under a life insurance policy is received by the beneficiary of the policy income-tax free.