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Medical coding
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The abbreviation for manual first published by the AMA containing the codes for procedures and services performed by doctors and medical professional is? | CPT |
| The coding term used for the level of care that involves multiple systems or complex involvement of one of the organ systems is? | Comprehensive |
| When a health professional has a discussion with a patient and his or her family concerning diagnosis, recommendations, risks, benefits, prognosis, and options, the specific coding component used under the heading is? | Counseling |
| A pediatric patient comes in with Otis media and also a childhood vaccine how would you code this? | ICD 9 code for the Otis media and v code for vaccine |
| When a claim is deliberately coded incorrectly to increase the payment is referred to as? | Upcoding |
| ICD 9 CM codes that identify health care encounters for reason other than illness or injury is known as? | V codes |
| The coding system published by the U.S. department of health and human services used to categorize disease and injures is the? | International classification of diseases |
| HCPCS | |
| The largest of the six major sections of the CPT manual which contains for 10000 to 69999 is? | Surgery |
| When a physician requests the services of another physician whose opinion or advice assists in the evaluation or treatment of a patients illness or suspected problem, the code section used is titled as? | Consultation |
| To provide increased revenue for the physician or medical practice | |
| E code | |
| Which CPT code identifies sigmoidoscopy? | 45330 |
| The CPT code used for a cholecystectomy, along with the modifier indications that the physician provided only preoperative care what is those code? | 47600-56 |
| The components used to determine the level of the E&M code applicable include ? | Compressive depth of patient history, problem severity, amount of time spent with patient |
| The healthcare finance administration is now called what? | National institute of health |
| The patients statement describing symptoms and conditions that are the reason for seeking health care services is the ? | Chief complaint |
| When a patient has a condition that coexist with his or her primary condition and complicates the treatment and management of primary condition, it referred as? | Comorbidity |
| Etiology is a term meaning? | Cause of disease |
| The coding abbreviation NOS means? | Not otherwise specified |
| When coding the term describing a cancer that has not invaded neighboring tissues is? | In situ |
| The reference manual used code a cholecystectomy is? | CPT |
| If a patients current injury is a fracture to left ankle but he or she then experiences a malunion of this fracture this referred this referred to as a? | Late effect |
| A claim that is submitted t the carrier without deficiencies or error is called a? | Clean claim |
| Abuse | |
| Phantom billing is an example of? | Fraud |
| All ICD 10 CM codes contain? | Three to seven alphanumeric digits |