table of drugs

Question 1

J codes

Answer 1

identify the drugs administered and the amounts or dosages given

Question 2

J codes refer to drugs only by what

Answer 2

generic name

Question 3

routes of administration

Answer 3

most common methods of deliverng the referenced generic drug

Question 4

inj

Answer 4

injection

Question 5

IT

Answer 5

intrathecal

Question 6

IV

Answer 6

intravenous

Question 7

IM

Answer 7

intramuscular

Question 8

SC

Answer 8

subcutaneous

Question 9

INH

Answer 9

inhalant solution

Question 10

VAR

Answer 10

various routes

Question 11

OTH

Answer 11

other routes

Question 12

A “VAR” posting denotes various routes of admin. by way of

Answer 12

joints, cavities, or tissues, and as topical applications

Question 13

“OTH” other admisitration methods

Answer 13

suppositories or catheter injections

Question 14

DME

Answer 14

durable medical equipment

Question 15

DME’s are used by pts with

Answer 15

chronic disabling condition, and the term also includes some equipment that is used only temporarily until the pt has healed

Question 16

CMS-848 (certificate of medical necessity) is used for

Answer 16

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS)

Question 17

CMS-484

Answer 17

oxygen