Medical Billing and Coding Abbreviations List

Medical Billing and Coding Abbreviations Lists	Expansions
ABN	Advance Beneficiary Notice
ACA	Affordable Care Act
AMA	American Medical Association
AOB	Assignment of Benefits
BIL	Bodily Injury Liability
CDM	Charges Description Master
CF	Conversion Factor
CHAMPUS	Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
CHAMPVA	Civilian Health and Medical Program for the Veteran Administration
CLIA	Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
CMS	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
COB	Co-Ordination of Benefits
COBRA	Consolidation Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
CPT	Current procedural Terminology
DCN	Document Control Number
DEERS	Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
DME	Durable Medical Equipment
DOB	Date of Birth
DOI	Date of Injury
DOS	Date of Service
DRG	Diagnosis Related Group
DX	Diagnosis Code
E & M	Evaluation and Management Services
E Codes	External Codes
EAP	Employee Assistance Program
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
EFT	Electronic Funds Transfer
EGHP	Employer Group Health Plan
E.H.R	Electronic Health Record
EIN	Employer Identification Number
EMR	Electronic Medical Records
EOB	Explanation of benefits
EOMB	Explantion of Medicare Benefits
EPO	Exclusive Provider Organization
ERA	Electronic Remittance Advice
ERISA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ESRD	End Stage Renal Disease
FFS	Fee For Service
FI	Fiscal Intermediary
FICA	Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FIR	First Injury Report
FSA	Flexible Spending Account
HCFA	Health Care Financing Administration
HCPCS	Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
HCRA	Health Care Reform Act
HICN	Health Insurance Claim Number
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMO	Health Maintenance Organization
ICD	International Classification of Diseases
ICN	Internal Control Number
IME	Independent Medical Examination
IPA	Independent Practice Association
MCP	Managed Care Plans
MHC	Managed Health Care
MRN	Medical Record Number
MSA	Medical Savings Account
MSP	Medicare as a Secondary Payer
MSP	Medicare as a Secondary Payer
MVA	Motor Vehicle Accident
NCPDP	National Council of Prescriptions Drug Programs
NDC	National Drug Code
NPI	National Provider Identifier
NPPES	National Plan and Provider Enumeration System
OOA	Out of Area
OON	Out of Network
OP	Out Patient
P-Auth	Pre Authorization
PCN	Primary Care Network
PCP	Primary Care Physician
PDL	Property Damage Liability
PHI	Protect Health Information
PIN	Provider Identification Number
PIP	Personal Injury Protection
POS	Place of service
POS	Point of Service
PPO	Preferred Provider Organization
PTAN	Provider Transaction Access Number
PTFL	Past Timely Filing Limit
PX	Procedure Code
QMB	Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries
RA	Remittance Advice
RBRVS	The Resource Based Relative Value Scale
RCM	Revenue Cycle Management
ROI	Release of Information
RVU	Relating Value Unit
SNF	Skilled Nursing Facility
SOF	Signature On File
SSN	Social Security Number
TAR	Treatment Authorization Request
TC	Technical Component
TCN	Transaction Control Number
TFL	Timely Filing Limit
TIN	Tax Identification Number
TOS	Type of Service
TPA	Third Party Administrators
UB-92/UB-04	Uniform Billing 92/04
UCR	Usual, customary and reasonable
UPIN	Unique Physician Identification Number
UR	Utilization Review
V codes	Vaccination Codes
WC	Worker Compensation
WO	Write Off
ZIP	Zonal Improvement Plan