Which of the following is NOT a Hospital Account Status?

• A. Open
• B. DNB (discharged not billed)
• C. Billed
• D. In Progress

Answer: (D)

Understanding the financial life cycle of a hospital account helps explain why a certain term isn’t used as an official account status. Hospital account statuses track where the patient’s charges stand in the billing process: Open means a new account created and not yet acted on; DNB stands for discharged not billed, indicating the patient left before billing was done; Billed shows that charges have been posted to the account and are awaiting further steps.

In Progress, while it describes ongoing work, isn’t an official financial-state label for the account in this context. It’s better understood as a workflow or task-tracking status rather than a formal stage of the account’s billing lifecycle. Because of that, In Progress isn’t listed as a hospital account status, making it the item that doesn’t belong.