Care setting or organization

NCHS medical abbreviation

NCHS means "National Center for Health Statistics".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (6 in all for NCHS), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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Meaning	Latin origin	Where used	Checked against
National Center for Health Statistics	None	Billing, Charting	NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS) NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR) FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations CMS Acronyms 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

Sample reference: "NCHS data."

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

What does NCHS mean in medical terms?

NCHS means "National Center for Health Statistics".

Where is NCHS used?

NCHS shows up in billing and charting. Its category here is care setting or organization.

Is NCHS on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

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