Acronyms
skeletal
EHR
Cancerous
Random
100
CMS
What is Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
100
Softening of the bone
What is osteomalacia
100
RX
What is prescriptions
100
not progressive
What is benign
100
used to bill for alternative medicine such as behavioral health homeopathy and others
What is alternative billing code
200
HIPAA
What is Health Insurance Portability Accountability and Act
200
describes fracture treatment that is neither open or closed
What is Percutaneous Skeletal Fixation
200
DX
What is Diagnosis
200
tumor that contains muscle and fiber
What is myofibroma
200
surgical excision of a portion of a skull
What is craniectomy
300
ICU
What is Intensive Care Unit
300
use of internal device such as pins, screws or wires
What is skeletal traction
300
HX
What is History
300
new tumor growth that can be benign or malignant
What is neoplasm
300
portion of patient record stored in a computer
What is Electronic Health Records
400
E/M
What is Evaluation and Management
400
application of a device that holds a bone in place which is places outside of the body with pins or wires
What is external fixation
400
Recognized as national standard of medical nomenclature and knowledge base development by Medicomp systems
What is MEDCIN
400
Cancerous tumor that grows worse over time
What is malignant
400
Electronic Health Record System component to provide preventative health recomandations
What is Health Maintenance
500
HCPCS
What is Health Common Procedure and Coding System
500
humback
What is kyphosis
500
PX
What is Physical Exam
500
alphanumeric code that indicates the histologic type of neoplasm
What is Morphology code
500
An attempt to maneuver the bone back into proper alignement
What is manipulation
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