Medical Coding
Etiology is a term meaning
cause of disease
The patient's bill or statement is also referred to as the patient's
ledger
Properly written patient education materials should be
Lengthy
A urine test that compares the weight of urine with that of distilled water
specific gravity
After October 1, 2015 the CPT codes for medical offices will be
remain the same
The coding abbreviation NOS
Not otherwise specified
A check written from an account that doesn't have enough money in the account
NSF check
The process used to carry out the agreed teaching plan in patient education is called
implementation
The specimen used to perform a culture test for the presence of TB
sputum
Under the ICD-10 a code for a diagnosis regarding a well baby visit
Z00.129
When coding the term describing a cancer that has not invaded neighboring tissues is
in situ
When a discount or refund is applied this is referred as
adjustment
The patient's mental and physical abilities are referred as
psychomotor
When multiple tubes of blood are drawn which is drawn first
Blood culture tubes
Instruments used to hold back tissue and organs
Retractors
Phantom billing is an example of
fraud
If a check is written but not used, what is written across the front of the check
Void
One of the factors that is most helpful in promoting patient learning is
a positive emotional outlook
A blood test used to indicate the level of kidney function
blood urea nitrogen
An instrument used to explore anatomic structures
Probe
A physician charging an unreasonable amount for a procedure is
abuse
The amount of money earned before taxes or deductions are taken out is called what
Gross income
A way to evaluate the patient's understanding of educational information is
ask for feedback from the patient
The following blood collection tubes contain an anticoagulant expect
red
An instrument used to grasp tissue is
forceps