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Medical Acronyms
Acronyms used for Coding
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Graduate
03/28/2017

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Term
ABN
Definition
Advance Beneficiary Notification
Term
AMA
Definition
American Medical Association
Term
APC
Definition
Ambulatory Payment Classification
Term
ARRA
Definition
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Term
ASC
Definition
Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Term
CF
Definition
Conversion Factor
Term
CMS
Definition
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Term
CPC
Definition
Certified Personal Coder
Term
CPT
Definition
Current Procedural Terminology
Term
DRG
Definition
Diagnosis Related Group
Term
EHR
Definition
Electronic Health Record
Term
E/M or E&M
Definition
Evaluation and Management
Term
GPCI
Definition
Geographic Practice Cost Index
Term
HCPCS
Definition
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
Term
HHS
Definition
Department of Health and Human Services
Term
HIPAA
Definition
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Term
HITECH
Definition
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
Term
HMO
Definition
Health Maintenance Organization
Term
ICD-9-CM
Definition
International Classification of Disease, 9th Clinical Modification
Term
LCD
Definition
Local Coverage Determination
Term
MAC
Definition
Medicare Administrative Contractor
Term
MP
Definition
Malpractice
Term
MS-DRG
Definition
Medicare Severity - Diagnosis Related Group
Term
NCD
Definition
National Coverage Determination
Term
NP
Definition
Nurse Practitioner
Term
OCR
Definition
Office of Civil Rights
Term
OIG
Definition
Office of Inspector General
Term
PA
Definition
Physician Assistant
Term
PE
Definition
Physician Expense
Term
PFS
Definition
Pysician Fee Schedule
Term
PHI
Definition
Protected Health Information
Term
PLI
Definition
Professional Liability Insurance
Term
RUC
Definition
Relative Value Update Committee
Term
RVU
Definition
Relative Value Unit
Term
RBRVS
Definition
Resource Based Relative Value System
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