Healthcare Acronyms
This alphabetical list will help explain some of the most commonly used acronyms in healthcare put together by St. Mary's Patient & Family Advisory Committee. If there are any additional terms not on this list, please ask a member of your healthcare team or a member of our Patient Experience & Relations Team who are happy to help.
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UA |
Urinalysis |
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UB-04 |
Uniform Billing Form, modified in 2004 |
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UB-92 |
Uniform Billing Form, modified in 1992 |
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UC |
Urgi Center |
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UC |
Ulcerative colitis |
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UCR |
Usual, customary and reasonable (charges) |
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UE |
Upper extremity |
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UHL |
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory |
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UO |
Urine output |
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UR |
Utilization review |
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URI |
Upper respiratory infection |
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US |
Ultrasound |
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USOH |
Usual state of health |
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USPHS |
United States Public Health Service |
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UTI |
Urinary tract infection |
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VA |
Veterans Administration |
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VAERS |
Vaccine adverse events reporting system |
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VB |
Vaginal bleeding |
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VBAC |
Vaginal birth after caesarean section |
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VBP |
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing |
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VBPM |
Value-based payment modifier |
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VD |
Venereal disease |
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VDRL |
Serology |
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VF |
Ventricular fibrillation |
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VFC |
Vaccines for Children |
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VH |
Vaginal hysterectomy, hallucination |
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VHA |
Voluntary Hospitals of America |
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VIP |
Voluntary interruption of pregnancy |
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VMBIP |
Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project |
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VM |
Value-Based Payment Modifier |
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VS |
Vital signs |
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VSS |
Vital signs stable |
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WB |
Whole blood |
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WBC |
White blood count |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WIC |
Women and infant children program |
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WNL |
Within normal limits |
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WT |
Weight |
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XRT |
External radiation therapy |