The allowable fee for a non-participating provider is reduced by five percent in comparison to a participating provider. Thus, if the allowable fee is $100 for a participating provider, the allowable fee for a non-participating provider is $95. Medicare will pay 80% of the $95.tandard 20% Co-Pay. All Part B services require the patient to pay a 20% co-payment. The MPFS does not deduct the co-payment amount. Therefore, the actual payment by Medicare is 20% less than shown in the fee schedule.
idiom - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up. idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase. locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; pardon the expression.
Definition of Idiom. The term idiom refers to a set expression or a phrase comprising two or more words. An interesting fact regarding the device is that the expression is not interpreted literally. The phrase is understood to mean something quite different from what individual words of the phrase would imply.