HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating item(s) used with dialysis services.B
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BA
1. See business associate (BA) . 2. HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating item(s) used with parenteral enteral nutrition (PEN) services.
Baby boom
Period from the end of World War II through the mid-1960s marked by unusually high birth rates.
Baby group plan
See: small group insurance plan .
Back charge
Amount owed by an insured (policyholder) on a current billing statement for premium due on insurance that has lapsed.
Back date
Issuance of an insurance policy for an individual or a group that is effective on a month, day, and year earlier than the date of actual issue so that the premium rate will be lower. State law usually limits backdating to not more than 6 months. Also called dating back .
Back Draft
The explosion or rapid burning of heated gases that occurs where oxygen is introduced into a building that has not been properly ventilated and has a depleted supply of oxygen due to fire.
Back load
Expenses deducted at the time benefits are paid out.
Back up
When water reverses directions and flows backwards through a sewer or drain.
Back up of sewers and drains
Condition in which water (possibly plus other materials) enters a premises through a drain or sewer because of blockage or super saturation. The water reverses direction and flows back towards the direction it came from.