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Incremental Nursing Charge - Charges for nursing services added to basic room and board charges.

Inpatient (IP) -Patients who stay overnight in the hospital.

Insurance Company Name-Name of the company that your claim will be sent to.

Insured Group Name- Name of the group or insurance plan that insures you, usually an employer.

Insured Group Number -A number that your insurance company uses to identify the group under which you are insured.

Insured's Name (Beneficiary)- The name of the insured person.

Intensive Care - Medical or surgical care unit in a hospital that provides care for patients who need more care than a general medical or surgical unit can give.

Internal Control Number (ICN)- A number assigned to your bill by your insurance company or their agent.

International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition (ICD-9-CM)- A system that assigns codes to illnesses and procedures.

IV Therapy –Treatment provided by giving intravenous solutions or drugs.

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Labor and Delivery Room- A unit of a hospital where babies are born.

Laboratory - Charges for blood tests and tests on body tissue samples, such as biopsies.

Lifetime Reserve Days (Medicare)- Under Medicare, you have a lifetime reserve of 60 more days of inpatient services after you use the first 90 benefit days. You must pay for some of those days.

Long-Term Care- Care received in a nursing home. Medicare does not pay for long-term care unless you need skilled nursing or special rehabilitation.