Acronyms
E and M is an acronym for what?
What is evaluation and management?
What is a modifier?
What is a code to explain the description of a procedure?
-rrhexis means?
What is rupture?
CPT code that has the full description of a procedure?
What is a stand alone code?
What does Medicare Part B cover?
What is preventative services and medically necessary services?
CPT is an acronym for what?
What is Current Procedural Terminology?
Finger modifiers start with what letter?
What is the letter F?
What hypertension is a continuous, mild blood pressure elevation that can usually be controlled by medication?
What is benign hypertension?
What is the most extensive and complete of the examinations?
What is a comprehensive examination?
What Medicare program covers hospital charges?
What is Medicare Part A?
ROS is an acronym for what?
What is Review of Systems?
What is modifier 50 used for?
What is bilateral?
What is the fluid found in the anterior chamber of the eye?
What is the Aqueous humor?
What is the term for using a lower level code instead of the correct higher level code?
What is down coding?
Coding term used for the level of care that involves multiple systems?
What is comprehensive?
DME is an acronym for what?
What is durable medical equipment?
Significant, separately identifiable E&M service by the same physician on the same day of a procedure or service?
What is modifier 25?
The combining form ophthalm/o means?
What is the eye?
Separating the components of a procedure and reporting them separately is called?
What is unbundling?
How is the Medicaid program funded?
What is jointly by state and federal governments?
HCPCS is an acronym for what?
What is healthcare common procedure coding system?
What is modifier 59 used for?
What is to indicate that a procedure is separate and distinct from another procedure performed on the same date of service?
Ischemia means that blood flow is?
What is decreased?
Who publishes CPT?
What is The American Medical Association (AMA)?
Diagnoses that relate to a patient's previous medical problem and have no bearing on the patient's present condition should be _____ when coding?
What is excluded?