Billing and insurance

AWP medical abbreviation

AWP means "average wholesale price".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (3 in all for AWP), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What AWP means

MeaningLatin originWhere usedChecked against
average wholesale priceNoneBilling, Claims

Example

Sample pricing column: "AWP."

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 AWP mean in medical terms?

AWP means "average wholesale price".

Where is AWP used?

AWP shows up in billing and claims. Its category here is billing and insurance.

Is AWP on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. AWP 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); FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations; 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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