patientpayment
nounUK /ˈpeɪʃənt ˈpeɪmənt/
US /ˈpeɪʃənt ˈpeɪmənt/
Money a sick person gives to the doctor or hospital for their care.
The clinic sent a bill for the patient payment after the visit.
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2. A payment made by a person receiving medical treatment toward the cost of that treatment.
Her patient payment covered only part of the surgery cost.
3. The portion of a medical bill that a patient must pay themselves.
After insurance, the patient payment was two hundred dollars.
4. A scheduled installment a patient pays over time for medical services.
They set up a monthly patient payment plan with the hospital.