- Industry: Health care
- Number of terms: 3360
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CIGNA Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides health care and related benefits in the United States and internationally.
The administrative procedure used to process a claim for service according to the covered benefit.
Industry:Health care
The scaling and polishing procedure performed to remove calculus, plaque, and stains from the crowns of the teeth.
Industry:Health care
An arrangement in which a licenced insurer provides administrative services to an employer's health benefits plan (such as processing claims), but doesn't insure the risk of paying benefits to enrollees. In an ASO arrangement, the employer pays for the health benefits. Non-HMO CIGNA HealthCare benefits plans may be administered by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company on an ASO basis.
Industry:Health care
A device that replaces all or a part of the human body because a part of the body is permanently damaged, is absent or is malfunctioning.
Industry:Health care
Care that is provided primarily to meet the personal needs of a patient. The care is not meant to be curative or providing medical treatment.
Industry:Health care
The maximum fee that a health plan will reimburse a provider for a given service.
Industry:Health care
The dental specialty dealing with the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures.
Industry:Health care
The date the service was provided to the participant as specified on the claim.
Industry:Health care
A facility offering a "non-traditional" ("not like a hospital") setting for giving birth. While alternative birthing centres can range from free-standing centres to special areas within hospitals, birthing centres are generally known for a more comfortable, home-like atmosphere, allow more participation by the father and have more procedural flexibility than commonly found in hospital births.
Industry:Health care
A licenced health care facility, program, agency, physician or health professional that delivers health care services.
Industry:Health care
