PPO

noun

ˌpē-(ˌ)pē-ˈō 

plural PPOs

: an organization providing health care that gives economic incentives to the individual purchaser of a health care contract to patronize certain physicians, laboratories, and hospitals that agree to supervision and reduced fees compare hmo

Examples of PPO in a Sentence

I'm not sure if that doctor belongs to my PPO.

Recent Examples on the Web

However, when the avocado is sliced or mashed, these cell structures break open, allowing PPO to interact with polyphenols and oxygen from the air. — Olivia Tarantino, Martha Stewart, 6 Mar. 2026

Providers are not in the BlueMedicare PPO network or in the BlueMedicare HMO network. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026

The mechanism is an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase, or PPO, abundant in bananas, which destroys flavanols both during blending and inside the stomach. — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026

Starting in 2027, individual plan users will be required to pay $75 per month for a PPO plan with previously no premium. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

preferred provider organization

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

PPO

noun

ˌpē-(ˌ)pē-ˈō 

plural PPOs

: an organization providing health care that gives economic incentives to the individual purchaser of a health care contract to patronize certain physicians, laboratories, and hospitals which agree to supervision and reduced fees

called also preferred provider organization

compare hmo