In plain English
This means payment is expected right away, not at some later date. When the bill arrives, the whole balance is payable then.
In context
On the patient statement, it communicates that the full amount billed is expected as soon as the statement is received.
- Situation
- Reading patient billing, coding, estimates, statements, and payment-plan fields
- What it communicates
- states the payment timing message shown on the patient statement.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not state the payment method or any details beyond the timing of payment.
Examples
“Unlike the other invoices that allow thirty days, this one is due upon receipt.”
“After the visit, the patient statement listed the remaining balance as due upon receipt.”