A system and method for accounting and billing patients in a hospital
environment. A hospitalized patient is associated with a patient
identifier. Billable services provided to the hospitalized patient are
associated with the patient identifier. If the billable service is
provided by a physician, a physician identifier is also associated with
the billable service. The hospitalized patient is scored and a current
procedural terminology (CPT) assignment manager assigns CPT codes to the
billable service. A bill generator receives the patient data, patient
insurance information, physician insurance information, and CPT codes and
generates a bill for the billable services provided to the hospitalized
patient.