self-pay
1 of 2adjective
ˈself-ˈpā 
1
: allowing customers to pay for goods or services without assistance (as by using a payment kiosk)
a self-pay parking garage
self-pay gas stations
2
: making payment (as of a medical bill) with one's own money rather than money from another source (such as a health insurance company)
Self-pay patients who are uninsured will typically pay roughly 25 to 40 percent of the total price for ER visits—so the larger the charge, the larger the out-of-pocket bill.
Anna Wolfe
: relating to or involving payment (as of a medical bill) with one's own money Anna Wolfeself-pay treatments/procedures
the hospital's self-pay options
The increase in insurance deductibles and self-pay portions of costs for outpatient services … Pamela Sherrod
Pamela Sherrod… the hospital said the MRI price in the survey was too high. But it would not disclose what it said would be the self-pay price. Anna Werner
Anna Wernerself-pay
2 of 2verb
self-paid ˈself-ˈpād ; self-paying; self-pays
; self-paying; self-pays transitive verb
: to pay (something, such as a medical bill) with one's own money rather than money from another source (such as a health insurance company)
The average person cannot afford to self-pay for bariatric surgical procedures … Neil Hutcher
Neil Hutcher
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1932, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Verb
1990, in the meaning defined above