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Billing and Coding
Abbreviations Chapters 8 9 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CHAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services |
| CHAMPUSVA | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Dept of Veterans Affairs |
| EIN | Employer Indentification Number |
| FECA | Federal Employees' Compensation Act |
| LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
| NPI | National Provider Indentifier |
| NUCC | National Uniform Claims Committee |
| PIN | Physician/Provider Indentification Number |
| POS | Place Of Service |
| SOF | Signature On File |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| ECS | Electronic Claims Submission |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| TPA | Third Part Administrator |
| APC | Ambulatory Payment Classification system |
| ASC | Ambulatory Surgery Center |
| CAH | Critical Access Hospital |
| CC | Complication/Co-Morbidity |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CWF | Common Working File [medicare] |
| FL | Form Locator |
| FSS | Florida Shared System |
| GYN | Gynecology |
| HCFA | Health Care Finance Administration |
| HHA | Home Health Association |
| HICN | Health Insurance Claim Number |
| MCC | Major Complication/Co-Morbidity |
| DRG | Diagnosis-Related Group |
| IPPS | Inpatient Prospective Payment System |
| ICF | Intermediate Care Facility |
| LOS | Length Of Stay |
| MS-DRG | Medicare-Severity Diagnosis-Related Group |
| NUBC | National Uniform Billing Committee |
| OPPS | Outpatient Prospective Payment System |
| PPS | Prospective Payment System |
| UHDDS | Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set |