Explain what type of issues will dictate your ability to bill the patient for the remainder.

Your hospital is a contracted provider for your discharged patient, William Jennings’s insurance carrier. You have received a RA from Mr. Jennings’s carrier and there is $460.00 remaining on the bill.

1. Explain what type of issues will dictate your ability to bill the patient for the remainder.

2. What do hospitals call billing the patient for the remainder of the bill?