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Chargemaster vs Multipayer - What's the difference?

chargemaster | multipayer | see also |

Chargemaster is a see also of multipayer.


As a noun chargemaster

is (us|healthcare) a comprehensive list maintained by a hospital of prices of goods and services it will bill to its patients and their respective health insurers.

As an adjective multipayer is

(chiefly|healthcare) involving payment by more than one party.

chargemaster

English

(Chargemaster) (Chargemaster)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US, healthcare) a comprehensive list maintained by a hospital of prices of goods and services it will bill to its patients and their respective health insurers.
    • The patient faced bankruptcy because she couldn't pay off the hundreds of thousands of dollars accrued from her hospital bill, including a price from the chargemaster for a single acetaminophen pill at ten times the cost for the same pill over-the-counter at a pharmacy.
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    See also

    * healthcare * hospital * multipayer

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    multipayer

    English

    Adjective

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  • (chiefly, healthcare) Involving payment by more than one party.
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    • Single-payer systems tend to rely heavily on general tax revenues, whereas multipayer systems generally employ payroll-tax financing.

    See also

    *chargemaster