Health Plan Field Guide
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Family deductible simulator

Last reviewed · Educational use only

Add a year of claims for a family and watch each person's deductible and out-of-pocket meters fill. Switch between embedded and aggregate to see who starts paying coinsurance when.

Claims in the order they are processed

Amounts are allowed amounts for covered, in-network care subject to the deductible. Example family loaded.

#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7

Family meters

Family
Deductible$4,000 / $4,000
Out-of-pocket$7,480 / $10,000
Parent A
Individual deductible$800 / $2,000
Individual OOP$1,600 / $5,000
Parent B
Individual deductible$1,200 / $2,000
Individual OOP$1,460 / $5,000
Child 1
Individual deductible$2,000 / $2,000
Individual OOP$4,300 / $5,000
Child 2
Individual deductible$0 / $2,000
Individual OOP$120 / $5,000

Ledger

#MemberAllowedTo deductibleCoinsuranceFamily paysPlan paysWhat happened
1Child 1$3,000.00$2,000.00$200.00$2,200.00$800.00Child 1 met individual deductible
2Parent A$800.00$800.00$0.00$800.00$0.00
3Child 1$1,500.00$0.00$300.00$300.00$1,200.00
4Parent B$2,500.00$1,200.00$260.00$1,460.00$1,040.00Family deductible met
5Child 2$600.00$0.00$120.00$120.00$480.00
6Parent A$4,000.00$0.00$800.00$800.00$3,200.00
7Child 1$9,000.00$0.00$1,800.00$1,800.00$7,200.00
Total$21,400.00$4,000.00$3,480.00$7,480.00$13,920.00

With an aggregate deductible instead, the same claims would cost the family $7,220.00 (less: $260.00 difference).