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When a patient goes to the doctor without a health insurance plan, is there a term for this kind of appointment? Just to give a context:
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The most general term for this that I know of is "self-pay." "Uninsured" implies that the patient has no insurance, which may not be the case—the patient may have insurance that doesn't cover a particular procedure, or the patient may have other reasons for not wanting to use insurance. A Google search suggests that the term "self-pay" is widely used, though of course that doesn't mean that there aren't other terms that are also used for the same thing. |
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This would be an uninsured visit to the doctor. But you needn't call it that. Just tell the office how you will pay for the visit and any follow-up services.
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In the UK, appointments with the doctor and similar healthcare are normally free at point of delivery (it may no longer be the envy of the world, but we do still have a National Health Service). But there are circumstances where you pay directly (particularly in dentistry). These would normally be called private consultations. This has no particular implication that the consultation will be intimate, secretive, or involve only you and the physician – simply that you personally will be paying, not the NHS. |
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The term out of pocket covers expenses that you pay yourself. If you have insurance, your copay is considered an out-of-pocket expense; if you have none, you can say:
I think this is more of a US term in this context. However, I'm with Robusto in favour of this:
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