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Abbreviations Ch. 1
Abbreviations in Medical Coding
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABN | Advance Beneficiary Notice |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| APC | Ambulatory Payment Classification |
| APM | Advanced Alternative Payment Models |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| ASC | Ambulatory Surgical Centers |
| CDT | Current Dental Terminology |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| CMS-HCC | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Hierarchy Condition Category |
| CPC | Certified Professional Coder |
| CPT | Current Procedural Terminology |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record |
| EIN | Employee Identification Number |
| E/M | Evaluation and Management |
| HCPCS | Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
| HITECH | Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| ICD-10-CM | International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification |
| LCD | Local Coverage Determination |
| MAC | Medicare Administrative Contractor |
| MIPS | Merit-Based Incentive Payment Services |
| MACRA | Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act |
| MS-DRG | Medicare Severity-Diagnostic Related Group |
| NCD | National Coverage Determination |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner |
| NPI | National Provider Identifier |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
| OIG | Office of Inspector General |
| PA | Physician Assistant |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| PPACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan of Care |
| TPO | Treatment, payment and healthcare operations |