Billing and insurance

HHS medical abbreviation

HHS means "Department of Health and Human Services".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (5 in all for HHS), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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Meaning	Latin origin	Where used	Checked against
Department of Health and Human Services	None	Billing, Claims	NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS) NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR) FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations CMS Acronyms Federal agency program pages (CMS, Medicare.gov, SSA, IRS, OIG, HHS, DOL, HRSA, FDA, CDC) and healthcare.gov glossary

Sample policy reference: "HHS rule."

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

What does HHS mean in medical terms?

HHS means "Department of Health and Human Services".

Where is HHS used?

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

Is HHS on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

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