Permanent legal transfer of an individual’s interest in an insurance policy to another person.

Acronym for integrated service network. See accountable health plan (AHP) .

Financial institution that sells and issues life insurance policies in its own name. It also issues its contracts, administers its records, and invests the assets of its insurance department.

Diagnostic code in ICD-9-CM, Volume 1, Tabular List that may never be sequenced as the principal diagnosis.

Detailed invoice that lists charges, payments, adjustments, and total balance due. Also referred to as billing statement or summary of charges .

Detailed summary of all transactions of a patient’s account (i.e., dates of service, description of services, number of services provided, noncovered services, amount charged, payments [copayments and deductibles], date the insurance claim was submitted, adjustments, and account balance). Itemized statements are generated by physicians and hospital facilities after services have been provided to patients. Also called itemized bill .

Subset of the HCPCS Level II alphanumeric codes used to identify certain drugs when administered by a provider and other items. The final Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) transactions and code sets rule states that the J codes will be deleted from the HCPCS and that national drug codes (NDCs) will be used to identify the associated pharmaceuticals and supplies.

Abbreviation for Doctor of Jurisprudence; lawyer; attorney.