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medical coding

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icd-9-cm International Classification of Diseases (codes for patients problem)
cpt Current Procedural Terminology manual (doctors solutions)
hcpcs(hick-picks) Health care Common Procedure Coding System
levels of the hcpcs cpt and national coding manual
coding academic exercise—it's just a way to organize medical data.
What type of code describes a patient's history with a particular disease, symptom, or condition? v codes
myelo bone marrow
What is the global period for most major surgeries? 90 days
super bill doctors to tell coders all the necessary information about routine patient encounters.
cms-1500 standard claim form used to report care and cost
super bill list list conditions and treatments that a medical office sees most often
diagnosis codes are in icd-9-cm
e codes are in icd-9-cm
v codes are in icd-9-cm
evaluation and management codes(e/m) cpt manual
cpt procedure codes cpt manual
hcpcs level 2 codes hcpcs manual
icd-9-cm describe whats wrong with patient
e codes supplement the main diagnosis code
v codes can supplement but can stand alone as a justification for service
e codes can never stand alone
a large part of the v codes are pregnancy related
e codes describe how and where an injury or trauma happened
cpt manual for procedures and services that are provided to patient
e/m codes always begin 99
e/m tell the insurance company about the visit not the diagnosis or procedure
the level of the e/m code increases when the doc has to use more factors and an increased level of skill
(cob) coordination of benefits
e/m evaluation and management (begin with 99)
how many codes are in the icd three
what is the most important code from the icd diagnosis code ,the disease,condition or system the doc is treating
form list conditions,treatments most seen in an office superbill
cms stands for centers for medicaid and medicare services
order to find procedure codes service or procedure;anatomical site;condition;synonym;eponym
synonym another name for the procedure
eponym the name of the person for whom the procedure is known
condition the name of the disease associated with the procedure
Incision first code in most subheadings.deals with abscesses and other processes that require drainage or aspiration
Wound Exploration traumatic wounds will find under General subheading and code by anatomical site
Excision for muscle and bone biopsies codes based depth,method of biopsy
Entroduction or Removal procedure for injectionsc application of devices,insertion of wires,pins,rods,adjustion and removing foreign matter from bone or muscle
Replantation reattach surgically a body part that was completely cut off codes based on location
Grafts or Implants graftion of bone,cartilage, fascia.tendon,fat, dermis
Other Procedures monitoring muscles.microvascular grafts and flaps,electrical and ultrasound stimulation
three types of treatment for fractures closed treatment ,open treatment percutaneous skeletal fixation
four types of closed treatment with manipulation,without manipulation,with traction,without traction
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