Claim

An itemized statement of services rendered by a health care provider for a given patient. The claim is submitted to a health benefits plan for payment. A request for payment under an employee benefit plan (pension or health and welfare) or insurer by a plan participant or beneficiary for the payment of certain benefits. The right to any debts privileges or other things in possession of another; also the titles to anything which another should concede to or confer on the claimant.- www.ifebp.org