Medical Billing and Coding 10 Acronyms

What does EDI stand for?

• Educational Diagnostic Instrument
• Electronic Diagnostic Instrument
• Electronic Data Interchange
• Elective Data Interface

What does CDC stand for?

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Center for Diagnostic Connection
• Companion Distric Center
• Coding Department Correlation

What does OON stand for?

• Organization of Norway
• Optional Office Network 
• Out-of-network
• Operational Overage Network

What does WC stand for?

• Women with Infant Children
• Working Communities
• Well Communities
• Workers’ Compensation

What does CMS stand for?

• Company for Medical Services
• Center for Medicinal Solutions
• County Medical Services
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

What does EOB stand for?

• Extended Occupational Benefits
• Explanation of Benefits
• Extra Opportunities Beneath
• Extended Operating Beliefs

What does PPO stand for?

• Nothing by mouth
• Preferred Personal Organization
• Pertinent Patient Organization
• Preferred Provider Organization

What is an HMO?

• Health Maintenance Organization
• Homeostatic Medical Organization
• Hospital Medical Organization
• Health Managing Office

What does HIPAA stand for?

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Health Inclusive Patient American Association
• Holistic Incorporation for Public Administration Accountability
• Health Information Presentation Acreditation Association

What does INN stand for?

• Inovative National Network
• Insurance Network News
• interdisciplinary news network
• in-network