HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating services performed by a primary physician. Use of this modifier affects Medicare payment.
Tag: USA
Against medical advice (AMA)
Discharge status of a patient who leaves the hospital before being released by a physician.
Age analysis
Procedure of systematically arranging the accounts receivable, by age, from the date of service.
Age break
Phrase used in insurance rating purposes that relates to the grouping of age categories (e.g., females age 18-25).
Age change
Date halfway between natural birth dates when the age of an individual changes to the next higher age. It is referred to when an individual is purchasing life insurance; the insurance age being the nearer birthday. When purchasing an annuity, the annuity age considered is the last previous birthday.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
Federal legislation that protects employees age 40 and older and requires employers to offer employees 65 years or older the same employment and health insurance benefits as offered to younger employees. ADEA prohibits an individual from being fired based on age and prevents employers from forcing employees to retire at age 65. ADEA also prohibits employers from stopping contributions or accrual of benefits to pension plans after workers reach age 65.
Age distribution
System of establishing insurance rates for eligible or insured employees under a group life plan by their insurance year of birth, attained age, or actual year of birth.
Age limits
Minimum or maximum ages in which an insurance company or managed care plan will not accept applications or renew policies.
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In accident, life, or automobile insurance, the age below which or above which an insurer refuses to insure an applicant.
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UK: The limits set by insurers as to the maximum and minimum ages at which cover will be offered, maintained or made subject to special conditions. Age limits are commonly applied to health/accident insurances including travel, certain life policies and motor insurance.
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Used in health insurance, these are set ages contained in a policy for the insuring of new applicants or for the renewal of the policy.
Age of majority
Age at which an individual has the legal capability of being responsible for his or her actions (e.g., enter into a contract or vote in a national election). In most states the age of majority is 21 years, but in some it is 18 because of enactment in 1972 of the 26th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which allowed 18-year-olds to vote in federal elections. Also known as legal majority or emancipated minor.
Age restriction
In a health care plan when there is a limitation of benefits when the patient reaches a certain age.