Participating providers can demand payment in full from the patient rather than waiting for the insurance carrier to process the claim.

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Participating providers have agreements with insurance carriers to accept the insurance's payment (minus any copays or deductibles owed by the patient) as payment in full for services rendered, and they typically cannot demand payment in full from the patient before the insurance has processed the claim.

Participating Providers Can Demand Payment in Full from the Patient