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# Account

> A financial tool for tracking value accrued for a particular purpose.  In the healthcare field, used to track charges for a patient, cost centers, etc.

## Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | Account number |
| status | Yes | code | active / inactive / entered-in-error / on-hold / unknown |
| type | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | E.g. patient, expense, depreciation |
| name | No | string | Human-readable label |
| subject | No | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Location](/medical-api/fhir/resources/location) / [HealthcareService](/medical-api/fhir/resources/healthcareservice) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)>\[] | The entity that caused the expenses |
| servicePeriod | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | Transaction window |
| coverage | No | AccountCoverage | The party(s) that are responsible for covering the payment of this account, and what order should they be applied to the account |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - coverage | Yes | Reference\<[Coverage](/medical-api/fhir/resources/coverage)> | The party(s), such as insurances, that may contribute to the payment of this account |
| - priority | No | positiveInt | The priority of the coverage in the context of this account |
| owner | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Entity managing the Account |
| description | No | string | Explanation of purpose/use |
| guarantor | No | AccountGuarantor | The parties ultimately responsible for balancing the Account |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - party | Yes | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Responsible entity |
| - onHold | No | boolean | Credit or other hold applied |
| - period | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | Guarantee account during |
| partOf | No | Reference\<[Account](/medical-api/fhir/resources/account)> | Reference to a parent Account |

## Search Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
| - | - | - | - |
| identifier | token | Account number | Account.identifier |
| name | string | Human-readable label | Account.name |
| owner | reference | Entity managing the Account | Account.owner |
| patient | reference | The entity that caused the expenses | Account.subject |
| period | date | Transaction window | Account.servicePeriod |
| status | token | active / inactive / entered-in-error / on-hold / unknown | Account.status |
| subject | reference | The entity that caused the expenses | Account.subject |
| type | token | E.g. patient, expense, depreciation | Account.type |

## Inherited Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta) | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative) | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource\[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |

To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [Account](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Account).


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