Medical Terminology
This is the study of disease. Example: biopsy of skin or tissue.
What is pathology?
This chamber of the heart receives blood that has just left the lungs.
What is the left atrium?
Using this code would indicate an initial encounter involving a fall
What is W19.XXXA
This organization copyrights and maintains the CPT codes.
What is the AMA?
This organization oversees Medicare and Medicaid
What is CMS?
This means the prefix "brady-"
What is slow?
This muscular structure separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and plays a key role in breathing.
What is the diaphragm
Codes A00-B99 indicate this
What are certain infectious and parasitic diseases?
This CPT range is used for Evaluation and Management services
What is 99202-99499?
This form is used to submit professional physician claims to insurance
What is CMS-1500?
This is the human body's ability to maintain stability amidst changing conditions.
What is Homeostasis?
This is a protrusion of a part of the stomach through the diaphragm
What is a diaphragmatic hernia?
Note: The term hernia is commonly used to describe the digestive system
These type of codes can never be a primary ICD-10-CM code.
What are External Cause Codes?
This CPT modifier indicates a significant, separately identifiable E/M service on the same day as a procedure.
What is modified 25?
This is the fixed dollar amount that a patient is responsible for
What is a copay?
This term means the surgical removal of the kidney.
What is nephrectomy?
This controls body temperature, sleep, and appetite.
What is the Hypothalamus?
Late effect in ICD 9 is called what in ICD 10
What is Sequela?
These are the five main sections of the CPT manual.
What are E/M, Anesthesia, Surgery, Radiology, and Pathology/Laboratory?
These periodic reviews ensure compliance with applicable laws and guidelines, help identify unintentional errors, and deliberate fraud.
What is an audit?
This is the likely cause of upper abdominal pain which is experienced after eating spicy foods ?
What is gastritis?
This structure is located at the neck of the bladder and surrounds the urethra.
What is the prostate?
This is the time frame defining when pain becomes chronic.
What is no time frame, its based on providers clinical determination?
This is where CPT modifiers are found.
What is Appendix A?
This coordination of benefits rule is used to determine which parent's insurance is primary when a child is covered by both.