Examples of Contractual Allowance in a sentence
Gross Charge – The full established price for medical care that is consistently and uniformly charged all patients before applying any Contractual Allowance, discount, or deduction.
Contractual Allowance – The difference between the payment established under a contractual agreement and the Gross Charge for the medical care provided by FCCC.
This exclusion is in place for the context of reporting, and is not related to Sponsors’ requirements for processing such requests.
For the purpose of this policy, the terms below are defined as follows: Contractual Allowance: The difference between the level of payment established under a contractual agreement with a third party payer and the patient's gross charges.Extraordinary Collection Actions (ECAs): ECAs apply when the Hospital facility impacts credit reporting or initiates legal processes such as liens, foreclosures, seizures of bank accounts or personal property, garnishment of pay, and/or arrest.
Therefore, the determination of the Contractual Allowance amount for “PathFinder” tests follows the same methodology as Medicare claims.