Revenue Abbreviations
Insurance Abbreviation
Process of Revenue Claims
Revenue Cycle
Denial Codes
Easter Trivia
100

CDM stands for

What is Charge description master?


100

RA stands for

What is remittance advice?

100

The amount of cost, usually annually, the policyholder must incur before the plan will assume liability for the remaining covered expenses

What is Deductible?

100

NDC stands for

What is national drug code?

100

Charges exceed your contracted/legislated fee arrangements

What is denial code 45?

100

What major holiday does Easter always compete with?

What is Halloween?

200

COB stands for

What is coordination of benefits?

200

PPO stands for

What is Preferred provider organization?

200

A pre-established percentage of eligible expenses after the deductible is paid

What is coinsurance?

200

Hospital claim form

What is a UB04?

200

The procedure code is inconsistent with the modifier used.

What is denial code 04?

200

What is considered to be the flower of Easter?

What are Easter Lilies?

300

FFS stands for

What is fee for service?

300

HMO stands for

What is Health Maintenance organization?

300

A three digit code linked to every charge

What is a revenue code?

300

Hospital bill that lists all services received

What is an itemized bill?

300

These are non-covered services because this is not deemed a "medical necessity" by the payer

What is denial code 50?

300

Americans consume more than 16 million of these candies during Easter

What are Jellybeans?

400

PFS stands for

What is patient financial system and/or patient financial services? 

400

CMS stands for

What is Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?

400

A list of services and the amount that the healthcare insurance plan will pay for healthcare claims

What is a fee schedule?

400

Hospital bills that have completed service but have not been billed to insurance yet

What is Discharged Not Final Bill(DNFB)?

400

Claim not covered by this payer/contractor. You must send the claim to the correct payer/contractor

What is denial code 109?

400

What time in history did Easter eggs originate from?

What is medieval Europe?

500

RCM stands for

What is revenue cycle management?

500

MCO stands for

What is Managed care organization?

500

A form that details how the payer processes the claim for payment sent to the patient

What is an EOB?

500

Department responsible for submitting nurse reviewed clinical information to the insurance company

Who is appeals department?

500

The attachment/other documentation that was received was incomplete or deficient.

What is denial code 251?

500

In 1953 how long did it take to make one peep candy?

What is 27 hours?