In the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM ), a letter and two digits followed by a period or decimal point and up to three numbers that give more information on the description of a condition.
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Fixation
Use of internal and/or external hardware (e.g., pins, rods, plates, wires) to keep a bone in place; also referred to as instrumentation .
Fixed amount option
Settlement option in a life insurance policy wherein the insurance company uses policy proceeds plus interest to pay the beneficiary either annually or semiannually until the proceeds plus interest are all gone. Also called fixed payment option .
Fixed capital assets
Net worth of hospital or other health facilities and other resources.
Fixed costs
Expenses that do not change with fluctuations in number of members or use of medical services in a managed care plan.
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fixed payment option
See: fixed amount option .
fixed period option
Settlement option in a life insurance policy wherein the insurance company uses policy proceeds plus interest to pay the beneficiary either annually or semiannually for a specific period of time.
FL
See: form locator (FL) .
Flare-up
In workers’ compensation cases, this phrase is sometimes used to refer to a recurrence of an industrial injury or illness and refers specifically to the symptoms that are considered to be related to the natural course of the previous injury or illness and not to a new injury from current employment.
Flat amount formula
Mathematical method used to determine the retirement benefit for participants in a defined benefit pension plan (DBPP). This type of formula gives the same monthly or annual benefit amount to each retiree (e.g., $700 per month).