Medical Coding Abbreviations
Published On - April 01, 2020
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CDI
Clinical Documentation Improvement
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and prevention
MRA
Medicare Risk Adjustment
TAMPER
Treatment, assessment, monitor/medicate, plan, evaluate, or referral
MEAT
Monitor, evaluate, assess, treat
BRCA
Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes
IONM
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
USPSTF
U S Preventive Services Task Force
a.k.a.
Also known as
CY
Calendar Year
FY
Fiscal year
UDT
Urine Drug Testing
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
ATS
American Thoracic Society
ENDS
Electronic nicotine delivery devices
RAC
Recovery Audit Contractor
CAH
Critical Access Hospitals
TFL
Timely Filing Limit
EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer
APP
Advanced practice providers – NP, PA, CNP, nurse midwives
ERA
Electronic Remittance Advice
BAL
Bronchoalveolar Lavage
ESR
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
THC
Tetrahydrocannabinol
EVALI
Electronic cigarette/vaping-associated lung injury
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
IFHIMA
International Federation of Health Information Management Associations
AHIMA
American Health Information Management Association
WHO-FIC
World Health Organization – Family of International Classifications
HIM
Health Information Management
SNOMED
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine and modern medical terminology
SME
Subject Matter Experts
HHS
Home Health Services
HHA
Home Health Agencies
AOB
Assignment of Benefits
BCBS
Blue Cross Blue Shield
COB
Coordination of Benefits
DOS
Date of Service
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer
EMR
Electronic Medical Records
EOB
Explanation of Benefits
FI
Fiscal Intermediary
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
INN
In Network
OON
Out of Network
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization
PHI
Protected Health Information
NEC
Not Elsewhere Classifiable
NOS
Not Otherwise Specified
TIN
Tax Identification Number
PIN
Provider Identification Number
WC
Workers Compensation
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