Coding Abbreviations
Coding Abbreviations
This list was compiled by the ACCP membership to assist coding programs looking to
enrich the coding curriculum with a fuller understanding of popular acronyms and
programs in use by the coding community.
(12/01/06)
AAPC
ACCP
APC
ASC
CCI
CCS
CCS-P
CEPA
CMS
CMT
CPC
CPT
DRG
E/M
ED
EOB
GAP
HCPCS
HIM
HIPAA
HIT
ICD-9-CM
IP
JCAHO
KC
NCQA
OCE
PPE
PPS
QIO
RBRVS
RHIA
RHIT
SNOMED
UACDS
UHDDS
American Academy of Professional Coders
Approval Committee for Certificate Programs
Ambulatory Payment Classification
Ambulatory Surgery Center
Correct Coding Initiative
Certified Coding Specialist
Certified Coding Specialist – Physician
Coding Certificate Program Assessment
Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services
Certified Medical Transcriptionist
Certified Professional Coder
Current Procedural Terminology
Diagnosis Related Groups
Evaluation and Management
Emergency Department
Explanation of Benefits
Gap analysis form to examine curriculum
Healthcare Procedural Coding System
Health Information Management
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
Health Information Technology
Internationational Classification of Diseases –
Ninth Edition, Clinical Modification
Inpatient
Joint Commission On Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations
Knowledge Clusters
National Committee on Quality Assurance
Outpatient Code Editor
Professional Practice Experience
Prospective Payment System
Quality Improvement Organization
Resource Based Relative Value System
Registered Health Information Administrator
Registered Health Information Technician
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine
Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set