Definicja self-payer insurance relationship

Type of insurance relationship of a patient in the area of patient accounting.

If invoices are to be addressed directly to the patient, the insurance relationship of the patient is assigned to the patient him-/herself as a self-payer and not to an insurance provider.

A self-payer insurance relationship is required, for example, when the patient is to be billed for services or when the patient makes down payments or copayments (in Germany).