- Branche: Health care
- Number of terms: 3360
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CIGNA Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides health care and related benefits in the United States and internationally.
The amount billed by a provider for services rendered to a participant.
Industry:Health care
The problems associated with TMJ, usually involving pain or discomfort in the joints and ligaments that attach the lower jaw to the skull or in the muscles used for chewing.
Industry:Health care
Inflammation of the supporting structures of the tooth, including the gum, the periodontal ligament, and the jawbone.
Industry:Health care
Treatment of malignant disease by chemical or biological antinoeplastic agents.
Industry:Health care
The last of the three molar teeth, also called wisdom teeth. There are four third molars, two in the lower jaw and two in the upper jaw, one on each side. Some people are born without third molars.
Industry:Health care
A claim is a request for payment under the terms of a health benefits plan.
Industry:Health care
The thirty-two adult teeth that replace the baby, or primary teeth. Also known as secondary teeth.
Industry:Health care
When an employer changes insurance carriers, transition plans enable participants already in treatment to transition to an in-network health provider. It gives the patient and their current provider a specific number of days to contact CIGNA HealthCare in order to discuss the patient's treatment plan and obtain authorization to continue treatment at the in-network benefit level for a specified period of time, or to transition to a contracted professional.
Industry:Health care
