Private insurance companies must meet the requirements and laws of
What is the state insurance agency?
An ICD 10-CM code is used to describe ______of a patient.
What is a disease?
What is a condition?
What is the reason for the visit?
This is the amount a patient must pay out of pocket before Medicare starts to pay for services rendered.
What is a deductible?
Blue Cross plans were established primarily to cover
What are hospital expenses?
NUCC stands for
What is National Uniform Claim Committee?
This part of Medicare covers all hospital expenses.
What is Medicare Part A?
Blue Shield plans were established primarily to cover
What are medical expenses?
These have 5 numerical characters
What are Current procedural terminolgy or CPT codes?
Medicare part B is the part of Medicare that covers
What are Medical Services?
Fee-for-service plans offered by private health insurance companies are also referred to as
What are both traditional insurance plans and indemnity insurance plans?
The ________ is the alpha numeric information entered on a claim to describe the patient's reason for the visit.
What is ICD 10-CM
This insurance is a joint federal and state program that helps pay medical costs if you have limited income and resources and meet other requirements.
What is Medicaid?
A significant contribution to HMO development was the
What is the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973?
The abbreviation for current procedural terminology is
Medicare is administered by
What is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services? or CMS