Abbreviations
Software
Appeals & Time Frames
Medical Coding?
Definitions
100

PL1C

What is Provider Level 1 Coding?

100

This software edits.

What is Cotivity?

100
Membership, claims history, Enrollment applications, benefit booklets and contract, medical policy and more.

What is reviewed as part of an appeal?

100

Services received when a member is admitted to a hospital or non-hospital facility as a registered bed patient

What is inpatient?

100

This is made on a denial of a noncertification/denial based on medical necessity. 

What is an appeal?

200

ASO

What is Administrative Services Only?
200

Nationwide release of Information (ROI) used to retrieve medical records, claims and access images.

What is Doc Request? (FileNet is also acceptable)

200

Member level 1 appeals timeframe

What is 180 days?
200

CPT is known as _______

What is Current Procedural Terminology?

200
This is a denial of service that involves contractual or benefit issues 

What is a grievance?

300

QOCC

What is a Quality Of Care Concern?
300

The system you use to request records from an out of state provider.

What is PlanConnexion? (What is Blue Squared is also acceptable)



300

The provider has this long to submit the appeal from the date of notification that it has been denied.

What is 90 days?

300

 ABN, also known as waiver of liability. 

What Advance Beneficiary Notice?

300

A process where BCBSNC gives a provider the authority to perform a health care service on its behalf

What is delegation?

400

SCCF

What is Standard Claims Collection Facility?

400

Main resource system for claims.

What is Facets?

400

If an appeal is determined to be expedited, it is also considered _______.

What is "urgent"?

400

Urologists, Gastroenterologists, Neurologist, Cardiology.

What is a Specialist?

400

A single, well defined version of all the data entities in an organizational ecosystem

What is a "Golden Record"?

500

ERISA

What is Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974?

500

This is the lab portal.

What is Avalon?

500

Number of days an appeal analyst has to complete on expedited appeals

What is 3 days?

500

Patient registration for a service or procedure

What is the starting point of the revenue cycle?

500

A population health management program that adds disease management services to groups of 100+. 

What is Engage Health?