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Billing and Coding
Abbreviations Chapters 11 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BC/BS | Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
| BCBSA | Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association |
| PAR | Participating Provider |
| PCP | Personal Care Physician or Primary Care Provider |
| RVS | Reative Value Scale |
| RVU | Relative Value Unit |
| UCR | Usual, Customary, and Reasonable |
| AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
| ABN | Advance Beneficiary Notice |
| A/B MAC | Part A & Part B Medicare Administration Contractor |
| AWV | Annual Wellness Visit |
| CF | National Conversion Factor |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act |
| COBA | Coordination Of Benefits Administrator |
| DME MAC | Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrator Contractor |
| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease |
| GAF | Geographic Adjustment Factor |
| IDE | Investigational Device Exemption |
| MA | Mediare Advantage |
| MAC | Medicare Administration Contractor |
| MA-PDP | Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug Plan |
| MFS | Medicare Fee Schedule |
| MSA | Medical Savings Account [Medicare] |
| MSN | Medicare Summary Notice |
| MSP | Medicare as Secondary Payer or Medicare Supplemental Plan |
| NonPAR | NonParticipating Provider |
| PDP | Prescription Drug Plan |
| PFFS | Private Fee For Service |
| PPPS | Personalized Prevention Plan Services |
| PSA | Prostate-Specific Antigen |
| QI | Qualifying Individual [Medicare] |
| QIO | Quality Improvement Organization |
| QMB | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary [Medicare] |
| RBRVS | Resourced-Based Relative Value Scale |
| SLMB | Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary [Medicare] |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SNP | Special Needs Plan [Medicare] |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| VA | Veterans Administration |