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EOB
Abbreviation Administrative Assisting
Explanation of benefits: a health plan's statement explaining how a claim was processed and paid; the primary payer's EOB accompanies a paper secondary claim.
Related terms claim A request to a health plan for payment for services provided. E/M Evaluation and management: the category of codes for office, outpatient, hospital and other patient visits. EFT Electronic funds transfer: a health plan's payment sent electronically to the provider's bank. EHR Electronic health record: a digital record of a patient's health information that can be shared across… EMR Electronic medical record: a digital chart kept by one practice. ERA Electronic remittance advice: the electronic explanation of a claim payment sent by the health plan to the… HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System; Level II codes cover supplies, equipment and services not in CPT. HMO Health maintenance organization: a managed care plan that usually pays only for in-network care and uses a… ICD-10-CM International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification: the code set for diagnoses. Study Administrative Assisting
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