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Chargemaster

In the United States, the chargemaster, also known as charge master, or charge description master (CDM), is a comprehensive listing of items billable to a hospital patient or a patient's health insurance provider. In practice, it usually contains highly inflated prices at several times that of actual costs to the hospital. The chargemaster typically…

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Chargemaster

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Triples59
Avg. degree1.93
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related to Critical analysis · 27
Chargemaster → American, Berkeley, Bitter Pill, California, Centers, Charge Masters, Chargemasters, February, First, George, Health, Health Affairs, James, Kentucky Law Journal, Killing Us, Medicaid Services, Medicare, Much, Nation III, Robinson
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Chargemaster → According, Approximately, Board, CDM, Chargemasters, Costs, Each, Essentials, Every, It, Managed Health Care, The, The Lewin Group, Traditionally, Ultimate
related to External links · 10
Chargemaster → California, CaliforniaMedicare Provider Charge Data, Centers, Database, Development, Medicaid Services, Medicare, Office, State, Statewide Health Planning
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Chargemaster → Americans, Federally, Hospital, Starting January, United States

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Chargemasterrelated to Critical analysisKilling Us0.60section
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