Common Abbreviation Flashcards
MVA
Motor Vehicle Accident
COPAY
Co-payment
APAY
Auto Payment
TPL
Third Party Liability
ADD
Address
REQ
Request
IHS
Indian Health Services
DISC
Discount
ITR
Income Tax Return
NSF
Non-Sufficient Funds
CORR
Correction
REP
Representative
PT
Patient
WR#
Wrong Number
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
TERMED
Terminated
PPA, PA
Payment Plan
POE
Place of Employment
LTR DET
Letter of Determination
DEDUCT
Deductible
RP
Responsible Party
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization
ER
Emergency Room
PB
Professional Billing
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
I/S
Itemized Statement
LMTC
Left Message to Call
EMP
Employer
NA/NM
No Answer/No Machine
RVW
Review
COINS
Co-insurance
PEND
Pending
HB
Hospital Billing
MDCR
Medicare
PRD
Payroll Deduct
FL/UP
Follow Up
ROI
Release of Information
UA
Urinalysis
PYMNT, PMT
Payment
ID
Identification
DR
Doctor
DELQ
Delinquent
ADJ
Adjustment
INS
Insurance
CCR
Communication Center Request
PR
Patient Responsibility
VER
Verified
EFF
Effective
GRP
Group
HOSP
Hospital
BAL
Balance
DOB
Date of Birth
MSG
Message
ABN
Advanced Beneficiary Notice
SADs
Self-Administered Drugs
POA
Power of Attorney
DOS
Date of Service
VM
Voicemail
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
OON
Out-of-Network
C/B
Call Back
PPIF
Promise to Pay in Full
MDCD
Medicaid
PIF
Payment in Full
NOK
Next of Kin
HUS
Husband
DEMO
Demographic
CH, CHK, CK
Check by Phone
INFO
Information
SS, SSN
Social Security Number
BAI
Balance After Insurance
PREQUAL
Prequalified
ACCT
Account
FA, FAA, FINA
Financial Assistance Application
LOC
Line of Credit
FWD
Forward
S/U
Set Up
SP
Self-Pay
A/M
Answering Machine
WC
Worker’s Compensation
DOA
Date of Accident
MC
MasterCard
GUAR
Guarantor
PH
Phone
PCP
Primary Care Physician
DOI
Date of Injury
BL
Bank Loan
PP
Prompt Pay
COB
Coordination of Benefits
EOB
Explanation of Benefits
CC
Credit Card
ELIG
Eligible
POI
Proof of Income
SUB
Subscriber
EOE
Executor of Estate
AMEX
American Express
PHYS
Physician
BMI
Body Mass Index
VAC
Virtual Assistant Call Back
STMT
Statement
BD
Bad Debt
AUTH
Authorization
TCPA
Telephone Consumer Protection Act
ADV
Advised
TIN
Tax Identification Number