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Understanding Medical Coding

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Term
Definition
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Level 2 (HCPCS Level II)   The second level of the coding system created by CMS for reporting of procedures, services, supplies, medications, equipment, and items.  
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Table of Drugs   A comprehensive list of non-oral drugs by both technical and brand names that include the route of administration and dose information for reporting purposes.  
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Enteral   The patient receives feeding or medication into the small intestine.  
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Parenteral   The patient receives feeding or medication by injection route such as intravenously, subcutaneously, etc., not through the alimentary canal.  
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Intra-arterial (IA)   The patient receives through the artery system.  
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Intravenous (IV)   The patient receives through the venous system.  
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Intramuscular (IM)   The patient receives an injection into the muscular system. This is the most common method of administration.  
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Intrathecal (IT)   The patient receives through the membrane.  
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Inhaled Solution (INH)   The patient inhales the medication, may use respiratory equipment commonly known as the Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing treatment.  
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Injection Not Otherwise Specified (INJ)   The patient receives an injection other than the options listed, such as intradermal or an injection directly into anatomy.  
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Various (VAR)   The patient receives the medication using various, often multiple means.  
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Other (OTH)   The patient receives any other method not listed.  
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Orally (ORAL)   The patient receives medication through the mouth, (orally).  
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Modifier   A 2 digit number placed after the usual procedural code, which represents a particular explanation to further describe the procedure/service or circumstances involved with the procedure.  
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Category 3   Required alphanumeric codes for emerging technology instead of unlisted codes.  
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Category 2   Optional alphanumeric codes for quality measures statistical data research and development purposes.  
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CPT Guidelines   Within the CPT code book, the guidelines are the pages or paragraphs prior to a series of codes.  
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Diagnostic   To identify or investigate for purposes of determining a condition or diagnosis.  
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Therapeutic   To achieve a therapeutic result or to treat a condition or diagnosis.  
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Evaluation and Management Service (E/M)   The first section of the CPT coding manual that describes office visits, hospital visits, nursing facility visits, and consultations.  
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Professional Services   A face-to-face service rendered by a physician and reported by a specific CPT code.  
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Nature of Presenting Problem (NPP)   A presenting problem may be a complaint, disease, illness, condition, sign or symptom, injury, finding or other reason for an encounter.  
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History   A record of past events; a systematic account of the medical emotional, and psychosocial occurrences in a patient's life and of factors in the family, ancestors, and environment that may have a bearing on the patient's condition.  
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Medical Decision Making   The complexity of establishing a diagnosis and/or selection a management option.  
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Chief Complaint (CC)   A subjective statement made by a patient describing his or her most significant or serious symptoms or sign of illness or dysfunction.  
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History of Present Illness (HPI)   Inquiry from the first sign or symptom through today of the patient's experiences that associate to the chief complaint and reason fort the visit.  
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Review of Systems(ROS)   Inquiry of the signs or symptoms that define the problem affecting the body systems.  
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Past, Family, and Social History (PFSH)   Pertinent inquiry of the patient's history of the illness, family history, and social history with specific documentation required.  
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Examination   A critical inspection and investigation, usually following a particular method, performed for diagnostic or investigational purposes.  
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Counseling   The act of providing advice and guidance to a patient and his or her family.  
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Coordination of Care   The arrangement and/or organization of patent care to include all health care providers.  
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Consultation   A type of service provided by a physician (usually a specialist) whose opinion or advice regarding evaluation and management of a specific problem is requested by another physician or other appropriate source.  
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