ACH
Automated Clearing House
AMA
American Medical Association
AMA
Against medical advice, notation made in the record of a patient who leaves an inpatient setting against the physician's advice.
Anaplastologist
An individual who has the ability and provides the service of customizing a facial (craniofacial prosthesis) or somatic prosthesis.
ARU
Automated Response Unit
BPI
Bytes Per Inch
CCD+
Cash Concentration/Disbursement Plus
CIA
Coverage Issues Addendum
CIM
Coverage Issues Manual
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
DME
Durable Medical Equipment
DMEPOS
Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies
DMERC
Durable Medial Equipment Regional Carrier
EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer
EIN
Employer Identification Number
EMC
Electronic Media Claim
ERN
Electronic Remittance Notice
FFS
Fee For Service - Fee For Service is the full-billed charge a provider invoices an insurer for services rendered.
HCFA
HealthCare Financing Administration- the federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for administration of Medicare and the federal portion of Medicaid.
HCPCS
HCFA Common Procedure Coding System
HI
Hospital Insurance Program (Part A)
HICN
Health Insurance Claim Number
ICC
Individual Claim Consideration
MSP
Medicare Secondary Payor
NACHA
National Automated Clearing House Association
NOC
Not Otherwise Classified
NSC
National Supplier Clearinghouse
NSF
National Standard Format
OCHAMPUS
Office of Civilian Health & Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
OCNA
Other Carrier Name Address
OCNA
Other Carrier Name Address
Ocular Prostheses
Artificial eye (a type of Craniofacial prosthesis) replaces an absent natural eye following an enucleation, evisceration, or orbital exenteration.
Ocularist
Someone who specializes in the fabrication and fitting of ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to trauma, birth defect or illness. The fabrication process for a custom made eye typically includes taking an impression of the eye socket, shaping a plastic shell, painting the iris and then fitting the ocular prostheses.
SADMERC
Statistical Analysis DMERC
SSN
Social Security Number
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