Definitions
Forms
Acronyms
ICD 10 Codes
CAD
600

A patient that is transported 3 or more times in 10 days or once a week for 3 consecutive weeks 

What is a PST patient ? 

600

This is a form the patient signs that allows us to bill them for non-covered services and/or NMN transports with MCD coverage. 

What is an ABN ? 

600

CEC

What is Coroners Emergency Certificate ? 

600

Z74.01

What is Bed Confined ? 

600

Life Threatening Emergency Priority

What is Priority 1? 

700

A patient that does not have health insurance is labeled this by facilities 

What is indigent? 

700

This form is required for billing LA MCD 

What is the CAT form? 

700

PAN

What is Prior Authorization Number ? 

700

F03.90

What is Dementia? 

700

Team Transport No Patient Priority

What is Pri 10? 

800

A Unique 10 digit ID number issued to providers 

What is an NPI ? 

800

a form required by Medicare to show medical necessity requirements for ambulance transportation

What is a PCS? 

800

OPC

What is Order of Protective Custody? 

800

G82.50

What is Quadriplegia? 

800

billing note is placed in CAD when we get auth to bill a facility

What is PAC Special Billing ? 

900

Invoicing program created specifically for Acadian 

What is AR2000? 

900

This form is completed by a BDC to obtain additional medical information on the date of transport 

What is an RDF? 

900

POLR

What is Payor of Last Resort? 

900

J96.00

What is Respiratory Failure? 

900

Over 300 lbs backslash code 

What is /300? 

1000

When Acadian charges a patient the difference between the provider charge and the Medicare approved amount

What is balance billing ? 

1000

This form is signed by the patient or patient representative to acknowledge that they will be responsible for any charges not covered by insurance 

What is a signature page? 

1000

DRG

What is Diagnosis Related Group? 

1000

I63.9

What is Stroke ? 

1000

backslash code for Called back to cancel

What is /CBC?