Abbreviations
Transrectal ultrasound
Incision into the prostate
Prostatomy
A person owing money
Debtor
An amount owed on a credit transaction
Balance
Surgical creation of an opening into the bladder
Cystotomy
BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Removal of a kidney
Nephrectomy
The total amount of money owed for professional services
Accounts Receivable
A message to inform or remind a patient about a delinquent account
Dun messages
Surgical reconstruction of the renal pelvis
Pyeloplasty
RAP
Robotic assisted prostatectomy
Removal of testis
Orchiectomy
A person to whom money is owed
Creditor
A statement sent to the patient after insurance has paid its portion of the claim
Insurance balance billing
Therapy using radioactive sources that are placed inside the body
Brachytherapy
TURP
Transurethral resection of a bladder tumor
Removal by cutting
Ablation
A reduction of normal charge based on specific amount of money or a percentage of the charge
Discount
A list of charges or established allowances for specific medical services
Fee schedule
Surgical solution to impotence
Penile implants
TURBT
Transurethral resection of a bladder tumor
Removal of a kidney stone through an incision into the kidney
Nephrolithotomy
A willful act by an employee of taking possession of an employer's money
Embezzlement
An individual record showing charges, payments, adjustments, and balances; AKA ledger
Financial accounting record
Repair of the meatus and the urethra
Urethromeatoplasty