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Outpatient

Meaning in insurance, with examples

/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃənt/adjectiveCommon term

In insurance, outpatient means: Describing medical care, such as a doctor visit, test or minor procedure, where the patient does not stay in hospital overnight.

In Turkish: ayakta tedavi, ayakta

How it is used

A basic split in health insurance: outpatient cover versus inpatient cover for hospital stays. Many cheaper plans cover inpatient treatment only. Also used as a noun for the patient: 'an outpatient'.

Example sentences

  1. Your plan covers outpatient treatment up to ten visits a year.

  2. We offer two options: inpatient only, or inpatient plus outpatient cover.

Common collocations

  • outpatient cover
  • outpatient treatment
  • outpatient limit
  • inpatient and outpatient
  • health insuranceInsurance that pays for medical costs such as doctor visits, tests, hospital stays and surgery, up to the limits in the policy.
  • co-paymentThe part of a medical bill that the insured person pays each time they use a health service, either a fixed amount or a percentage.
  • supplementary health insurancePrivate health insurance that works alongside a public health system and pays costs the state does not, such as the extra fees charged by private hospitals.
  • policy limitThe highest amount an insurance company will pay, either for one claim, for one type of cost or for all claims during the policy period.

This word in other fields

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