To cut body tissue (e.g., wound or cavity) and remove fluid or infected material.

Phrase used in ICD-9-CM numeric code system to identify conditions that are included for coding diagnoses.

Phrase used in ICD-9-CM numeric code system that identifies lists of conditions that are similar and may be coded or classified by the same medical code.

1. Maximum amount of income that a person can earn and still qualify for health insurance. 2. Maximum amount of income protection an insurance company will issue.

Type of disability income policy that states that an insured is disabled if he or she suffers an income loss due to a disability.

Ratio of income tax revenues on an incurred basis (payroll tax contributions and income from the taxation of Old Age, Survivors, Health and Disability Insurance [OASDI] benefits) to the health insurance taxable payroll for the year.

Percentage of pension income that a retiree would require after retirement to retain a standard of living that is equal to his or her preretirement standards. Because a retired individual’s expenses are less when retired, this ratio is usually less than 100%.

Any Medicare claim missing required information; such claims are identified to the provider so that they may be resubmitted.

Additional health insurance benefits for an individual or group because of a change in class, wage or salary increase, occupational promotion, or negotiated benefits.

Type of term insurance in which the death benefit increases during the coverage either at specific intervals, by a certain amount or percentage, or according to the cost of living.
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UK: Term insurance for individuals uncertain as to future life insurance requirements. A five-year policy may offer without further evidence of health options to: exte the policy term; increase the sum insured by 50 per cent; convert to a whole life or endowment subject to an age limit of 60.