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HCPCS
WILDCARD
100
What does the prefix -sub mean?
Below
100
bid
What is twice a day?
100
Intramuscular
What is IM?
100
HCPCS Level II codes are presented in which way?
Four numbers followed by one letter
100
What is the organization responsible for HCPCS Level II?
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
200
What is the meaning of the suffix -ology?
the study of
200
tid
What is three times a day?
200
What is HCPCS?
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
200
What is the study of drugs?
Pharmacology
200
When looking up a service or procedure in HCPCS Level II, a coder may find this helpful in finding the correct code?
The alphabetic index
300
What does the abbreviation "Sig" mean?
Write on Label
300
What is dr?
dram
300
Night
What is noc or noct?
300
What is the symbol of a circle with a line through it?
A service not covered under the SNF payment system
300
What is the code for a patient who received an injection of morphine sulfate 10 mg (preservative -free sterile solution)?
J2275
400
What is the language of Medicine?
Medical Terminology
400
What is FDA?
Food and Drug Administration
400
What is PDR?
Physician's Desk Reference
400
What is the code for a patient supplied with a water pressure mattress?
E0187
400
What is the branch of medicine that deals with the design, production, and use of artificial body parts?
Prosthetics
500
What is a structure at the beginning of the word that modifies the meaning?
Prefix
500
What is U.S.P?
United States Pharmacopeia
500
non rep.
What is do not repeat?
500
What is the code for a patient who was administered butorphanol tartrate (trade name Stadol NS), nasal spray, 25mg?
S0012
500
What is the abbreviation for ointment?
ung.