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Fee-for-Service Plans MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Fee-for-Service Plans
Tree Number(s)
N03.219.442.195
N03.219.521.710.305.090
N04.452.758.745.225
Unique ID
D018588
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018588
Scope Note
Method of charging whereby a physician or other practitioner bills for each encounter or service rendered. In addition to physicians, other health care professionals are reimbursed via this mechanism. Fee-for-service plans contrast with salary, per capita, and prepayment systems, where the payment does not change with the number of services actually used or if none are used. (From Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)
Entry Term(s)
Fee for Service
Fee-for-Service, Medical
Fees for Service
Reimbursement, Fee-for-Service
Previous Indexing
Fees, Medical (1969-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95; FEE FOR SERVICE, MEDICAL was see FEES, MEDICAL 1982-94
Online Note
use FEES, MEDICAL to search FEE FOR SERVICE, MEDICAL 1982-94
History Note
95; FEE FOR SERVICE, MEDICAL was see FEES, MEDICAL 1982-94
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/07/06
Revision Date
1999/11/08
Fee-for-Service Plans Preferred
Fee-for-Service, Medical Narrower
Reimbursement, Fee-for-Service Narrower
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