Reading and understanding the physician’s documentation
What is: A coder’s first step in the reimbursement process is
100
Etiology
What is the cause or origin of a disease
100
Most of the developed nations in the world use this coding system to report disease, morbidity, and mortality data
What is the ICD-10-CM
100
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is published by the
What is the American Medical Association (AMA).
100
To report that the description of a service or procedure has been altered in some way, the coder should use a
What is modifier
200
This takes place annually on October 1st
What is: Diagnostic coding changes for Volumes 1 and 2 of ICD-9-CM take effect
200
Chief complaint.
What is the patient’s main reason for the encounter
200
The agency’s website that the most recent information on the updated ICD-10-CM required implementation date
What is Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
200
CPT codes are implemented each year on
What is January 1st
200
Modifier used to report a higher level of service or a more complex procedure than is usually required
What is 22
300
Required providers to use ICD-9-CM codes when billing government or private insurance carriers
What is: the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988
300
Eponym
What is a term for diseases, syndromes, and procedures named for persons
300
The current coding system the ICD-10 will replace
What is ICD-9-CM Volumes 1 and 2
300
The current CPT system uses codes with
What is five digits
300
Modifier used to report a procedure that was started and then discontinued
What is 53
400
Tabular/Numerical List of Diseases
What is Volume 1 of the ICD-9-CM
400
Consultation
What is When a second physician examines a patient and renders an opinion
400
One of the main goals of the transition to ICD-10
What is bring the United States into step with coding systems used worldwide
400
The symbol • used with a CPT code indicates
What is new code
400
Modifier used to indicate that multiple modifiers apply to a reported procedure.
What is 99
500
Alphabetic Index of Diseases.
What is Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM
500
Specificity
What is: Using a 3-digit category code only when no 4-digit codes exists and a 4-digit subcategory code only when no 5-digit subclassification code exists
500
To assist with the conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10, what policy was put in place in regard to both code sets
What is A partial freeze on coding changes
500
The eight sections of the CPT code book are divided
What is 6 sections Category I, 1 section Category II, and 1 section Category III
500
Modifier used to report multiple procedures performed during the same session by the same provider