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CMS Pub. 100-08, ch. 13, § 13.1
Glossary of Acronyms
ALJ: Administrative Law Judge
BFL: Business Function Lead
BIPA: Benefits Improvement and Protection Act
CAC: Contractor Advisory Committee
CFR: Code of Federal Regulation
COR: Contracting Officer Representative
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
DAB: Department of Appeals Board
FR: Federal Register
LCD: Local Coverage Determination
LCBE: Local Coverage Backend Database
MAC: Medicare Administrative Contractor
MCD: Medicare Coverage Database
PFS: Physician Fee Schedule
RTC: Response to Comments
SSA: Social Security Act
History
(Rev. 863; Issued: 02-12-19; Effective: 10-03-18; Implementation: 01-08-19)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
9a05b321e7c4d658f4b7e2fe69603219c98d0d818b540204b2259e817f6898ef
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