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Descriptor English:
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Hospital Charges
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Precios de Hospital
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Preços Hospitalares
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Synonyms English:
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Charge, Hospital
Charges, Hospital
Hospital Charge
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Tree Number:
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N03.219.262.300
N03.219.442.613
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Definition English:
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The prices a hospital sets for its services. HOSPITAL COSTS (the direct and indirect expenses incurred by the hospital in providing the services) are one factor in the determination of hospital charges. Other factors may include, for example, profits, competition, and the necessity of recouping the costs of uncompensated care. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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prices for services: do not confuse with HOSPITAL COSTS, expenses incurred by hosp in providing services; DF: HOSP CHARGES
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History Note English:
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94
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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31404
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Unique Identifier:
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D017722
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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