Billing and insurance

A/R medical abbreviation

A/R means "accounts receivable".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (2 in all for A/R), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What A/R means

MeaningLatin originWhere usedChecked against
accounts receivableNoneBilling, Claims

Also written: AR.

Example

Sample report name: "A/R aging."

A made-up line that shows the abbreviation in place. It is not about any patient and is not an instruction.

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What does A/R mean in medical terms?

A/R means "accounts receivable".

Where is A/R used?

A/R shows up in billing and claims. Its category here is billing and insurance.

Is A/R on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. A/R is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR); CMS Acronyms. Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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