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CHAPTER 12
HOSPITAL BILLING/UB-04
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. HOW MANY DIAGNOSIS CAN BE LISTED ON THE UB-04 CLAIM FORM? | 10 |
| 2. WHAT IS LISTED ON A CHARGE DESCRIPTION MASTER? | Procedure code, procedure or service description. |
| 3. WHAT ARE REVENUE CODES? | Codes used to identify the department or unit that rendered services. |
| 4. WHAT IS AN AMBULATORY SURGICAL UNIT? | A department in a hospital that performs outpatient services for patients. |
| 5. DEFINE COST OUTLIER | A case that cannot be assigned an appropriate DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) because of an atypical situation. |
| 6. WHAT IS THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS A FACILITY TO CALCULATE ITS DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP (DRG) PAYMENT GROUP? | Grouper |
| 7. WHO MAINTAINS THE AMBULATORY PAYMENT CLASSIFICATION (APC) LIST? | Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) |
| 8. AMBULATORY PAYMENT CLASSIFICATION (APC) SYSTEM BASE PAYMENT ON | Procedures |
| 9. WHAT IS PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM? | Established payment rates to hospitals prospectively, which means before services are rendered. |
| 10. HOW OFTEN IS A PATIENT CONTROL NUMBER (PCP) ASSIGNED TO A PATIENT IN THE HOSPITAL? | Is provided at each hospital admission. |
| 11. DEFINE COMORBIDITY | A preexisting condition that, because of its effect on the specific principal diagnosis, will require intensive therapy or cause an increase in length of stay by at least 1 day in approximately 75% of the cases. |
| 12. WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF FACILITIES THAT WOULD USE UB-04 CLAIM FORMS? | Hospitals, institutional facilities, inpatient care, hospice and skilled nursing. |
| 13. MAJORITY OF HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMES FROM | Insurance Companies |
| 14. WHEN WILL A HOSPITAL BILL FOR PATIENT SERVICES? | After patient has been discharged. |
| 15. WHAT IS THE METHOD OF REIMBURSEMENT THAT PAYS HOSPITALS A FIXED RATE PER DAY FOR ALL SERVICES? | Per diem |
| 16. WHAT DOES OPPS STAND FOR? | Outpatient Prospective Payment System |
| 17. DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP (DRG) SYSTEM IS A TYPE OF | Prospective Payment System |
| 18, WHAT PHYSICIAN IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR PATIENT'S CARE WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL? | Attending Physician |
| 19. REFERRING TO DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP (DRG), WHAT DOES CC USES TO INDICATE? | Complications or comorbidities. |
| 20. IF THE TIME THAT THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL IS UNKNOWN, WHICH CODE WOULD BE USED (ON FORM LOCATOR 13)? | 99 |