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wallet biopsy
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Checking insurance/ability to pay before treating
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Slang for establishing a patient's insurance status or means to pay, sometimes before deciding how far to work them up.
“They practically did a wallet biopsy before booking the scan.”
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wallet biopsy In A Sentence
They practically did a wallet biopsy before booking the scan.
Origin & Usage
US healthcare slang.
People Also Ask
What is a wallet biopsy?
Slang for checking a patient's insurance status or ability to pay, sometimes before deciding how thoroughly to investigate them.
Where does the term come from?
US healthcare slang, playing on 'biopsy' — instead of sampling tissue, you're sampling the wallet.
Is it a criticism?
Yes, it's a cynical dig at money influencing clinical decisions rather than pure medical need.
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