A document that establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a transportation company under which freight is to be moved between specified points for a specified charge. Usually prepared by the shipper on forms issued by the carrier, it serves as a document of title, contract of carriage and a receipt for goods. Also, see Airway bill and Ocean Bill of Lading. Bill of Lading, Claused : Bill of Lading, which has been endorsed by the ship owner, as the goods described thereon do not conform to what is offered for shipment e.g., package missing, inadequately packed. Bill of Lading, Clean : A bill of Lading is said to be clean if it has no superimposed clause expressing of any defective of the packaging or of goods.Bill of Sale : A written instrument whereby one person transfers his title and interest in personal property to another.
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Bill payment protection (BPP)
Pays agreed sums to fund household bills following accident, sickness and unemployment. The insurance is not linked to a credit agreement and therefore stands alone.
Billed claims
Insurance claims with fees and procedural and diagnostic code numbers submitted by the provider to the insurance plan for health care services or supplies provided to their enrolled members or insureds.
Billed Claims, Health
The amounts submitted by a health care provider for services provided to a covered individual.
Billed direct
See: direct pay .
Billed-at-home
See: direct pay .
Biller
Individual who completes and transmits insurance claim forms for professional services rendered to a patient by a health care provider or supplier to insurance carriers and/or fiscal agents for private, state, or federal programs.
Billing
1. To send a statement for medical services rendered to the patient. 2. In Medicare fraud, to bill for services or supplies that were not provided. This includes billing for “no shows” (i.e., billing for a service not actually furnished because a patient failed to keep an appointment).
Billing address
Patient’s or third-party payer’s location (street, city, state, and zip code) to which a billing statement is sent.
Billing and accounts receivable (BAR)
Automated functions that address the procedures and processes of billing and accounts receivable.