Insurance/Billing
Abbreviations
Government funded insurances
Define
More Insurance/Billing
100

A common reason why insurance claims are rejected

What is

Claim sent to wrong insurance plan

100

NPI

What is 

National Provider Identification

100

A federal and state funded insurance program for the medically indigent

Medcaid

100

Explanation of benefits (EOB)

What is 

A document sent by the insurance company to the provider and the patient explaining all charges and payments

100

What kind of policy cover multiple people under a single contract issued by an employer

What is

Group policy

200

T/F

A provider can choose whether they want to accept Medicaid patients

What is 

TRUE

200

CMS

What is

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

200

What services are covered by Medicaid

What is

Inpatient hospital services, family planning, midwifery services

200

Fee Schedule

What is

A list of fixed fees for services

200

When the diagnosis code and procedure code do not match, they claim will not show what

What is

Medical necessity

300

When should insurance information be collected

What is

On the patients first visit

300

HMO

What is 

Health Maintenance Organization

300

What is an example of an Medicaid HMO policy

What is

Caresource

300

Claim

What is

A formal request for payment from an insurance company for services provided

300

How do we determine the patient's insurance eligibility

What is

Provider web portal

400

Health insurance designated for military dependents and retired military personnel

What is

Tricare

400

ACA

What is 

Affordable Care Act

400

What services are included in the Affordable Care Act

What is

Emergency services, laboratory services, prescription drug coverages

400
Policy

What is

A written agreement between two parties in which one party agrees to pay another party if certain specified circumstances occur

400

An online marketplace where you can compare and buy individual health insurance plans

What is

Health insurance exchange

500

When considering the birthday rule, which insurance is considered primary

The person's birthday who comes first in the year

500

RBRVS

What is 

Resource-based relative value scale

500
What coverage is included in each of the Medicare parts

What is

A.  Inpatient hospital

B.  Ambulatory Care (physician office visits)

C.  Turns part A and C into a private plan

D.  Prescription drug coverage

500

Beneficiary

What is

A designated person who receives funds from an insurance policy

500

A payment arrangement for healthcare providers in which the provider is paid a set amount whether the patient received services or not

What is

Capitation