Here are some common abbreviations used in US healthcare, medical billing, and revenue cycle management:
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision |
| CPT | Current Procedural Terminology |
| HCPCS | Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System |
| HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration |
| NPI | National Provider Identifier |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| POS | Point of Service |
| EOB | Explanation of Benefits |
| EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer |
| RCM | Revenue Cycle Management |
| A/R | Accounts Receivable |
| A/P | Accounts Payable |
| UB-04 | Uniform Billing-04 (CMS-1450) |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| MSP | Medicare Secondary Payer |
| HCC | Hierarchical Condition Category |
| HIE | Health Information Exchange |
| PQRS | Physician Quality Reporting System |
| E&M | Evaluation and Management |
| NDC | National Drug Code |
| ROI | Return on Investment |
| ACO | Accountable Care Organization |
| PHO | Physician-Hospital Organization |
| RBRVS | Resource-Based Relative Value Scale |
| CDI | Clinical Documentation Improvement |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Conclusion
This list includes a wide range of abbreviations, but please note that there may be additional abbreviations used in specific contexts within healthcare, medical billing, and revenue cycle management.
