1. CPT CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY
2. CPT IS PUB- (AMA) AMERICAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIA-
LISHED BY TION
3. CPT HAS SIX 1.Evaluation and Management codes starts with 99201 -
SECTIONS 9999. 2. Anesthesia is 01001 - 09999. 3. Surgery is 10010 -
69999. 4. Radiology is 70010 - 79999. 5. Lab/Test is 81000
- 89999. 6. Medicare is 90090 - 90999
4. CPT CODES ARE SERVICE AND PROCEDURES/ ALSO WHERE PATIENT
USED FOR IS GOING AND WHAT DOCTOR IS DOING.
5. CPT ONLY HAS 5 DIGITS IN THERE CODE
6. PCP Primary Care Physician
7. PPO Preferred Provider Organization
8. EPO Exclusive Provider Organization
9. HMO Health Maintenance Organization
10. DME Durable Medical Equipment
11. CHF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
12. UTI Urinary Tract Infection
13. URI UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
14. NP NEW PATIENT
15. OP OUT-PATIENT
16. EMC ELECTRONIC MEDICAL CLAIM
17. EDI ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
18. EIN NUMBER
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, An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is also known as
a Federal Tax Identification Number, and is used to identify
a business entity.
19. SOB SHORTNESS OF BREATH
20. SOF SIGNATURE ON FILE
21. SOAP Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
22. CMS -1500 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICE
23. HCFA Health Care Financing Administration
24. CBCS Certified Billing and Coding Specialist
25. MR (Magnetic Resonance Imaging
26. MR NUMBER Medical Record Number used for patient ID
27. EOB Explanation of Benefits
28. RA REMITTANCE ADVICE
29. NPI National Provider Identifier
30. CMAA Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
31. WORKERS COM- A form of insurance paid by the employer providing cash
PENSATION benefits to workers injured or disabled in the course of
employment.
32. MEDICARE Medicare: Part A, Part B, Part C, & Part D. Part A cov-
PARTS ers hospital Insurance. Part B covers Medical Insurance
Physician visits and Out patient procedures. Part D Covers
Prescription
33. ICD-9 CODES International Classification of Disease Codes
34. E, CODES Codes reported to identify how an injury occurred and the
location when it occurred.
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