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Billing and Medical Terms
The following list of words and terminology is not intended to be complete. Many websites offer comprehensive medical dictionaries and medical billing explanations.We hope our list helps patients understand some basic scientific terms as well as our billing format. Some terminology is used by both billing and pathology departments. For efficiency we have chosen a combined glossary rather than two separate ones.When there are several definitions for one word we have used the one that most closely relates to our practice of pathology.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
adenocarcinoma
adjustment
aka
antibody
antigen
aspirate
assignment
autopsy
B
beneficiary
benign
biopsy
bone marrow
bronchial
brushings
C
cell
cell block
coding
core biopsy
CPT code Current Procedural Terminology
cryostat
CSF
cyst
cytogenetics
cytology
cytology, non-gynecologic
D
date of service
decalcification
deductible
diagnosis code
DNA analysis
E
effusions
EOB
ER, Estrogen Receptor Assay
F
flow cytometry
FNA Fine Needle Aspiration
FNA, Stat
frozen section
G
guarantor
gross examination
H
histochemical stain (See stains, immunohistochemistry)
histology
I
ICD-9 code International Classification of Diseases,
immunocytochemistry aka ICC (See immunohistochemistry)
immunofluorescence testing
immunohistochemistry aka IHC, immunocytochemistry
immunophenotyping aka cell surface marker studies
insurance, health
insurance, primary
insurance, secondary
interpretation
invoice
L
lavage
leukemia
Limited Coverage Tests
M
malignant
Medicaid
Medicare
monoclonal antibodies
N
needle biopsy (See core biopsy)
neoplasm
neuropathology
P
pathologist
pathologists’ assistant
pathology, anatomic
pathology, clinical
PRA Progesterone Receptor Assay
premium
Professional Fee
prognosis
provider
S
sarcoma
second opinion (See consult)
slide
smear
sputum
stain
stains, immunoperoxidase
stains, routine (traditional)
stains, special
T
Technical Component
thin-layer Pap (See cytology, gynecologic)
tumor (See neoplasm)
W
washings
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