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chargemaster

noun

Etymology

From charge + master.

  1. derived from maistre
  2. derived from *méǵh₂s✻
  3. derived from magester
  4. derived from magister — “chief, teacher, leader”
  5. inherited from mǣster
  6. inherited from maister
  7. compounded as chargemaster — “charge + master”

Definitions

  1. A comprehensive list maintained by a hospital of prices of goods and services it will…

    A comprehensive list maintained by a hospital of prices of goods and services it will bill to its patients and their respective health insurers.

    • Much ink has been spilt bemoaning that incomprehensible foundation of hospital cost accounting and prices, the redoubtable chargemaster.
    • The higher the chargemaster markup over cost, the greater the potential for profit.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA