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CBCS_Coding_10
CBCS Coding Review
Term | Definition |
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Accurate ICD-9-CM coding depended | Selecting the diagnostic code Sequencing the diagnostic code Following the official coding guidelines and ICD-9 coding conventions |
Infection in 'urinary tract infection due to E. coli" represents | The main term |
Insurance billing specialist or coder codes directly from the Alphabetic Index | Never appropriate |
Condition noted as the major health problem and reason for visit | First listed |
Reason for patient's admission to the hospital is known as | Principal Diagnosis |
Improper sequencing of diagnosis codes leads to | Inadequate reimbursement for services Denied or delayed reimbursement for services Charges of fraud and abuse |
Patient with nausea, vertigo, and headache. Physician documents "rule out inner ear infection" this would be coded by | Unspecified inner ear infection |
Condition remaining after acute phase of injury or illness has been resolved is | Complication |
Required prior to billing HIV-AIDS-related diagnosis on insurance claim | Preauthorization from the insurance company |
Vol. 3 ICD-9 codes are used to code and report | Hospital Procedures |
Procedure performed for definitive treatment, or procedure performed to resolve complication | Principal Procedure |
What does not apply to the criteria of "Significant Procedure" | It is performed for diagnostic purposes |