Abbrieviations

Question 1

AHA

Answer 1

American Hospital Association

Question 2

AMA

Answer 2

American Medical Association

Question 3

BCBS

Answer 3

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Question 4

CHAMPVA

Answer 4

Civilian Health and Medical Program for the Department of Veterans Affairs

Question 5

CLIA

Answer 5

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

Question 6

CMS

Answer 6

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 7

COB

Answer 7

Coordination of benefits

Question 8

CPT

Answer 8

Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition

Question 9

DD

Answer 9

Day, indicates entry of two digits for the calendar date (“01” for the 1st of the month, etc.)

Question 10

DME

Answer 10

Durable medical equipment

Question 11

DRG

Answer 11

Diagnosis-related group

Question 12

EFT

Answer 12

Electronic funds transfer

Question 13

EIN

Answer 13

Employer identification number

Question 14

E/M

Answer 14

Evaluation and Management

Question 15

EMG

Answer 15

Emergency

Question 16

EOB

Answer 16

Explanation of benefits

Question 17

EPSDT

Answer 17

Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment

Question 18

FECA

Answer 18

Federal Employment Compensation Act

Question 19

FSA

Answer 19

Flexible spending account

Question 20

HCC

Answer 20

Hierarchical Condition Category (risk adjustment model)

Question 21

HCPCS

Answer 21

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

Question 22

HIPAA

Answer 22

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Question 23

HMO

Answer 23

Health maintenance organization

Question 24

HSA

Answer 24

Health savings account

Question 25

ICD-10-CM

Answer 25

International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification

Question 26

LCD

Answer 26

Local coverage determination

Question 27

MAC

Answer 27

Medicare Administrative Contractor

Question 28

Medi-Medi

Answer 28

Medicare-Medicaid (crossover claim)

Question 29

MIPS

Answer 29

Merit-based Incentive Payment System

Question 30

MM

Answer 30

Month, indicates entry of two digits for the month (“08” for August, etc.)

Question 31

NCCI

Answer 31

National Correct Coding Initiative

Question 32

NCD

Answer 32

National coverage determination

Question 33

NDC

Answer 33

National Drug Codes

Question 34

NPI

Answer 34

National Provider Information

Question 35

NUCC

Answer 35

National Uniform Claim Committee

Question 36

POS

Answer 36

Place of service

Question 37

Remit

Answer 37

Remittance advice

Question 38

SOF

Answer 38

Signature on file

Question 39

SSN

Answer 39

Social Security number

Question 40

UCR

Answer 40

Usual, customary, and reasonable

Question 41

YYYY

Answer 41

Year, indicates entry of two digits for the year (“24” for 2024, etc.)

Question 42

YYYY

Answer 42

Year, indicates entry of four digits for the year (YYYY—“2024”)