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Medical Coding Flashcards

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1
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What is the ICD-10-CM?

A

International classification of diseases

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2
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How many characters does the ICD-10 codes have?

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3-7 characters

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What is the breakdown of the ICD-10 codes

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first character –> alphabetical

second and third character –> numeric

fourth-seventh character –> either alphabetical or numeric

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4
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What does the ICD-10 codes translate?

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Translates patient’s diagnosis into codes

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5
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What is the starting point for coding?

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Alphabetic index

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Where do you choose the final code of a diagnosis?

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Tabular list

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What are the ICD-10 Z codes?

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Codes that are used to translate a person who may or may not be sick encounters health service for some specific purpose (not current injury or illness)

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What is the CPT?

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Current Procedural Terminology

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How many digits are the CPT codes?

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5 digits

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What are CPT codes used to do?

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Used to document procedures and services in outpatient settings

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What do modifiers help with?

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Helps with further describe a procedure code without changing its definition

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What are E&M codes?

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Evaluation and management codes

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13
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What is the range of the CPT E&M codes?

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99202-99499

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14
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What does the E&M codes represent?

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Represents services provided by a physician or other qualified healthcare professional

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What is HCPCS?

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Healthcare Common Procedure Coding

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16
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What does the HCPCS represent?

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Represents non-physician services such as ambulance rides, wheelchairs, walkers, and other durable medical equipment

17
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What is a superbill?

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A routing slip of all the services by the physicians for payment

18
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What is downcoding?

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Reimbursement on a lower code level than submitted

19
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What is upcoding?

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Reimbursement on a higher code level than submitted for a higher fee

20
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What is the NPI?

A

National Provider Identifier

  • unique identification number for covered health care providers
  • must be used when using clearinghouses
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