A health care system where physicians and other providers receive payment based on their billed charge for each service provided.
Method of payment for each visit or service rendered. Unlike a Fee Schedule, FFS payments may vary according to a provider's own charges or through a "Usual, Customary and Reasonable" standard of payment.
Traditional health care payment system, under which practitioners receive a payment for each unit of service provided.
The traditional reimbursement system where the providers of medical care receive a benefit payment calculated on the basis of their billed charge. Under this arrangement, plans or insurers have not established contracted or capitated rates of payment with providers prior to the insured's claim occurrence.
Unlike the fee schedule, this is a method of payment for each visit or service rendered based on your provider's own charges or through a "usual, customary and reasonable" standard of payment.