Adjudication - Processing and settlement of claim by the insurance payer per their payment rules and guidelines.
Appeal - Process of objecting to insurance payer decision to deny payment.
Assignment of Benefits (AOB) - Insurance payments to healthcare provider for patient treatment.
Beneficiary - Person covered by the health insurance plan receiving the benefit.
Clearinghouse - Service that transmits a batch of claims to individual insurance carriers after checking for errors.
CoPay - Amount paid by patient at each visit.
CoInsurance - Percentage or amount defined in the insurance plan for which the patient is responsible.
Coordination of Benefits – Coordination of insurance coverage when a patient is covered by more than one insurance plan.
Credentialing - application process for a provider to participate with an insurance carrier.
Crossover Claim - When claim information is automatically sent from primary to secondary insurance.
CMS-1500 - Medical claim form established by CMS to submit claims to insurance payers.
Day Sheet – Daily summary of patient treatments, charges, and payments.
Deductible - Amount patient must pay before insurance coverage begins.
Fee Schedule - Cost associated with each treatment CPT medical billing codes
Guarantor - A responsible party and/or insured party who is not a patient
Inpatient – Hospital stay more than 24 hours
Insured – Person through which the health insurance policy is issued
Modifier - Modifier to a CPT treatment code that provide additional information
Medical Necessity - Service or procedure that is performed on for treatment of an illness or injury and determined to be necessary.
Medicare - Insurance provided by federal government for people over 65 or people those with certain restrictions.
Medicaid - Insurance coverage for low income patients.
Payer – Health insurance payer
Practice Management Software also called Medical Billing Software is used to create electronic claims and manage patient accounts.
Provider - Physician or medical care facility who provides health care services.
Privacy Rule - HIPAA privacy standard
Security Standard – HIPAA policy to safeguard PHI
Superbill – Customized form the provider uses to document treatment and diagnosis for a patient visit.
TRICARE - Federal health insurance for active duty military and their families.
This page has a more complete listing of Medical Billing Terms.
AMA – American Medical Association
BCBS – Blue Cross Blue Shield
CMS – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CPT- Current Procedural Terminology. The 5 digit code assigned a procedure performed by the physician
DME – Durable Medical Equipment
DOS – Date of Service
Dx – Abbreviation for diagnosis code
EMR – Electronic Medical Records
EOB – Explanation of Benefits
ERA – Electronic Remittance Advice
E/M – Evaluation and Management section of the CPT codes
HCPCS – Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System (pronounced “hick-picks”)
HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
ICD - International Classification of Diseases
NOS - Not Otherwise Specified
NPI – National Provider Identifier
PHI – Protected Health Information
POS – Place of Service
RVU – Relative Value Units
SOF – Signature on File
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Mar 31, 18 09:47 AM
Besides networking .. visiting their offices, how else can you attract their business? When you close the collections month, how do you bill the physicians?
Mar 31, 18 09:36 AM
I have a potential client that is requested claim scrubbing resolutions (only corrections on claims submission errors) and insurance verification on the
Mar 31, 18 09:28 AM
The provider that I bill for just advised that he has a new tax ID. What is the process for this change? Would every insurance company need to be contacted?
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