Billing and insurance

HMO medical abbreviation

HMO means "health maintenance organization".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (7 in all for HMO), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What HMO means

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Sample plan type: "HMO."

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Related abbreviations

  • PPOpreferred provider organization
  • EPOexclusive provider organization
  • PCPprimary care physician; primary care provider
  • MCOmanaged care organization
  • ACAAffordable Care Act
  • ACOaccountable care organization

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Questions

What does HMO mean in medical terms?

HMO means "health maintenance organization".

Where is HMO used?

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

Is HMO on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

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

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR); FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations; CMS Acronyms; NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) 2026, abbreviation and acronym entry terms; Army Regulation 40-66, Appendix B: Authorized Medical Records Abbreviations; Federal agency program pages (CMS, Medicare.gov, SSA, IRS, OIG, HHS, DOL, HRSA, FDA, CDC) and healthcare.gov glossary. 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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