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Terminology Week One
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AAPC | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PROFESSIONAL CODERS |
| AAMA | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANTS |
| AHIMA | AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION |
| CCA | CERTIFIED CODING ASSOCIATE |
| CCS | CERTIFIED CODING SPECIALIST |
| CCS-P | CERTIFIED CODING SPECIALIST, PHYSICIAN BASED |
| CPC | CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CODER |
| CPC-H | CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CODER, HOSPITAL BASED |
| CHS | CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE SECURITY |
| CHPS | CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE PRIVACY & SECURITY |
| NEC | NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIABLE |
| NOS | NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED |
| ICD-9-CM | INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, 9TH REVISION CLINICAL MODIFICATION |
| HIPAA | HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 |
| CMS | CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES |
| E-CODES | EXTERNAL CAUSES |
| CC | CHIEF COMPLAINT |
| HPI | HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS |
| ROS | REVIEW OF SYSTEMS |
| PFSH | PAST FAMILY & SOCIAL HISTORY |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| BA | BILATERAL AMPUTATION |
| MDM | MEDICAL DECISION MAKING |
| ID | IFECTIOUS DISEASE |
| PERC | PERCUTANEOUS |
| SUBCU | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| AP | ANERIOR POSTERIOR |
| PA | PULMONARY ARTERY |
| CT | COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY |
| MRI | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
| TC | TECHNICAL COMPONENT |