out-of-pocket
From your wallet
Out-of-pocket describes expenses you pay directly rather than having them covered by insurance, an employer, or another party: out-of-pocket medical costs, My out-of-pocket for the trip was about $500.
In newer slang, out-of-pocket means acting inappropriately, out of line, or beyond acceptable bounds: That comment was out-of-pocket.
The slang sense has spread rapidly from Black American vernacular into mainstream use.
Out-of-pocket threshold amount
- copaymentPatient's fixed healthcare charge
- coinsurancePercentage you owe
- premiumAdded cost for better
- co-payInsured's fixed contribution
self-pay · prescription · pharmacy · claim · benefits · FSA · network · provider
Money paid out
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- costRequired payment amount
- chargeCost or accusation
- feePayment for service
cash · spending · disbursement · sum · invoice · billing · budget · overhead
Not paid for work
- ineligibleNot meeting requirements
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- self-fundedPaid with own resources
- uncoveredMade visible or known
non-refundable · uninsured · disallowed · excluded · write-off · absorb
Not predicted or expected
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
sudden · contingency · incidental · hidden · unbudgeted · setback · shortfall · crisis
Cannot be accessed
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- absentNot in attendance
- awayNot in this location
- off-gridWithout utility connections
incommunicado · MIA · gone · disappeared · vanished · offline
deductible
Out-of-pocket threshold amount
- copaymentPatient's fixed healthcare charge
- coinsurancePercentage you owe
- premiumAdded cost for better
co-pay · self-pay · prescription · pharmacy · claim · benefits · FSA · network · provider · policyholder
expenditure
Money paid out
fee · cash · spending · disbursement · sum · invoice · billing · budget · overhead · reimbursement
uncompensated
Not paid for work
- ineligibleNot meeting requirements
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- self-fundedPaid with own resources
uncovered · non-refundable · uninsured · disallowed · excluded · write-off · absorb
unforeseen
Not predicted or expected
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
unanticipated · sudden · contingency · incidental · hidden · unbudgeted · setback · shortfall · crisis · accident
unavailable
Cannot be accessed
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- absentNot in attendance
- awayNot in this location
off-grid · incommunicado · MIA · gone · disappeared · vanished · offline
- cost sharingcopay, deductible, coinsurance, group rates, family plan
- dental insurancecoverage, premium, premiums, deductible, deductibles
- health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, coverage, health insurance card
- Healthcare Costshealthcare costs, healthcare spending, health spending, medical bills, medical debt
- medical expensesmedical bill, hospital bill, copay, copayment, deductible
- out-of-pocket costscopay, copayment, deductible, coinsurance, direct cost
out-of-pocketcovered
Having protection atop
reimbursed · insured · prepaid · subsidized · free
out-of-pocketreimbursable
Eligible for payback
recoverable · claimable · refundable · compensated · indemnified
out-of-pocketavailable
Ready to be used
reachable · contactable · accessible · on hand · present
outside, pocket, outfit, outcome, output, outdo, outsider, outcry, pockets