| 1 | AAPC | | _____ | Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| 2 | AHIMA | | _____ | Acting in accordance with rules and regulations of billing agencies |
| 3 | CCA | | _____ | Resource Base Relative Value Scale |
| 4 | CCS-P | | _____ | Purposeful intent to gain funds in an illegal manner |
| 5 | CPC | | _____ | Certified coding specialist-Physican issued by AHIMA |
| 6 | CPC-H | | _____ | Certified professional coder issued by AAPC |
| 7 | CMS | | _____ | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
| 8 | CPT | | _____ | Current Procedural Terminology by AMA |
| 9 | HCPCS | | _____ | Failure to perform fair and reasonable billing practices |
| 10 | ICD-9 | | _____ | American Health Information Management Association |
| 11 | CCI | | _____ | International Classification of Dz, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification |
| 12 | Abuse | | _____ | Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set |
| 13 | Compliance | | _____ | Cerified coding associate as issued through AHIMA |
| 14 | Fraud | | _____ | Certified professional coder-Hospital |
| 15 | HIPAA | | _____ | Correct Coding Initiative |
| 16 | RBRVS | | _____ | American Academy of Professional Coders |
| 17 | UHDDS | | _____ | Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System |