title: Your fee schedule.
abstract: For doctors to be able to establish and protect their fees, it is imperative that they understand exactly what a fee is, as well as what it is not. This article will define the myriad of terms associated with fees and will illustrate the methods used by third-party payers to determine benefit amounts payable. This should help doctors better understand and protect the inherent value of annually updated fees.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Limoli
mesh_terms: D019461:Employee Retirement Income Security Act; D005245:Fee Schedules; D005250:Fees, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States