This organization is responsible for developing and maintaining the ICD-10 coding system used worldwide.
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This type of APC includes all services provided during a single outpatient visit, regardless of the number of procedures performed.
What is a comprehensive APC?
This organization works in conjunction with the AMA to ensure that CPT codes are used appropriately and consistently across all healthcare settings.
What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
This version of the ICD-10 coding system is specifically used in the United States for reporting diagnoses in inpatient and outpatient settings.
What is ICD-10-CM (Clinical Modification)?
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This term refers to the bundled payment method used in the APC system, where multiple related services are grouped under a single payment rate.
What is a composite APC?
This two-digit modifier, often added to CPT codes, indicates that a procedure required significantly more work than usual and may justify additional reimbursement.
What is Modifier 22?
In ICD-10-PCS, the "PCS" stands for this
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DRGs are used to determine this type of payment to hospitals, which provides a fixed amount based on the average cost of treating patients in the same category.
What is a prospective payment system?
These CPT codes, ranging from 99201 to 99499, are used to describe services provided by physicians during patient visits.
What are Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes?
In ICD-10-CM, this placeholder character is used in certain codes to ensure that the correct code structure is maintained, especially when a 7th character is required.
What is the "X"?
This suffix means disease.
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In the DRG system, this term refers to a secondary diagnosis that increases the complexity and cost of care, often resulting in higher reimbursement rates.
What is a Complication or Comorbidity (CC)?
This term describes the process of using a single CPT code to report multiple related procedures performed during the same surgical session, preventing the use of multiple codes.
What is bundling?
In ICD-10-PCS, the character 'Z' is often used in this character position when a specific value is not applicable or not defined.
What is the "Qualifier" or 7th character?
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This DRG-related concept adjusts hospital payments based on factors such as hospital location, teaching status, and the proportion of low-income patients served.
What is the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) system?
This was the year the American Medical Association first published the CPT code set to standardize the reporting of medical services and procedures.
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