Medical Coding Test
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| A. refers to listing appearing in the Alphabetic Index under Main Term and always indented two spaces to the rightB. The long term condition (s) resulting from a previous acute illness or injury C. The process of transferring written or verbal descriptions of diseases, injuries and procedures into numerical designationsD. Refers to the groupings of four digits codes listed under three-digit categoriesE. International Classifications of Diseases, 9th revisionF. The process where the insurance carriers reduce the value of a procedure and the resulting reimbursement due to either 1)a mismatchof CPT code and description or 2) ICD9-CM code does not justify the procedure or level of serviceG. Listing of codes and descriptions for procedures, services and supplies published by the American Medical Association. Use to bill insurance carriers.H. Medical procedures or conditions named after a person or placeI. Specific ICD 9 cm code used to identify encounters for reasons other than illness or injury, for example, immunizationJ. The Occurrence of two or more diseases in the same patient at the same timeK. Refers to diagnoses coded listed within a specific three-digit categoryExample-category 250, Diabetes MellitusL. see alpha listM. Any response to a drug that is noxious and unintended and occurs with proper dosageN. Portion of the of the ICD9-CM that lists definitions and codes in alphabetic order.example-also called Volume @2O. Continuing over a long period of time or reoccuring frequentlyP. International Clasifications of Diseases, 10th revisionQ. Listed after the primary code that further indicate the cause (s) code for the current encounter of define the need for higher levels of care.R. The cause (s) or origin of a disease.S. is the portion of the icd 9 cm that lists codes and definitions in numeric order. also referred to as volume 1T. An encounter for something planned in advanceexample-cast removal |
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