In plain English
This means a set fee for a covered health care service, not a changing amount. It applies only once the insured person has met the plan's deductible.
In context
Here, it labels the fixed amount the insured person pays for a covered health care service after the plan's deductible has been met.
- Situation
- Reading premium, deductible, excess, copay, limit, and out-of-pocket fields
- What it communicates
- labels a copay entry tied to deductible status in the comparison table
Meaning limits
The term alone does not say how much the fixed amount is or whether a particular service is covered.
Examples
“After she met her deductible, each covered visit required the copay after deductible, not a percentage of the bill.”
“Now that his deductible was met, the receptionist collected the copay after deductible for the covered blood test.”