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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).