Billing and insurance

PII medical abbreviation

PII means "personally identifiable information".

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

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What PII means

MeaningLatin originWhere usedChecked against
personally identifiable informationNoneBilling, Claims

Example

Sample policy heading: "PII."

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

Related abbreviations

  • PHIprotected health information
  • HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  • SSNSocial Security number
  • DOBdate of birth
  • ACAAffordable Care Act
  • ACOaccountable care organization

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Questions

What does PII mean in medical terms?

PII means "personally identifiable information".

Where is PII used?

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

Is PII on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. PII 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); 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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