2. * The address used when the guarantor request to have statements, collection letters and guarantor/patient ledgers sent to someplace other than the permanent address.

3. * Another name a patient has used such as a nickname or a maiden name.

4. * The length of time a charge is open

5. * A payment that has been posted to an existing charge.

6. * An account that is “owned” by a business rather than an individual.

7. * The five-digit number assigned to an insurance company.

8. * The national document used to submit professional fees.

9. * Applies when a member is covered by more than one group contract or commercial insurance policy providing benefits for like services.

10. * A specified dollar amount that an insured must pay for a particular unit of service, such as an office visit, emergency room visit or the filling of a prescription.

11. * A day of the month (from 1 to 28) that determines when the guarantor receives a statement. The system assigns a cycle day when a guarantor first has a balance. The system then generates a statement whenever it process statements for the guarantor's cycle day. The guarantor keeps this cycle day until the balance returns to zero.

12. * Specified amounts of spending which an individual or a family must incur before insurance begins to make payments.

13. * The first date of service the insurance carrier will consider processing chargers.

14. * A document issued from the insurance company containing claim specific information as to how the claim was processed.

15. * The last date of service the insurance carrier will process charges.

16. * Internal code that identifies where the balances are.

17. * The individual(s) covered by the insurance policy

18. * (Medicare Secondary Payer) A questionnaire that needs to be filled out at each encounter for all Medicare patients to determine whether Medicare is primary or secondary.

19. * The individual who receives services from a medical facility

20. * A payment made for a specific service that will be rendered in the future