If Medicare determines that an E/M service exceeds the patient's documented need, Medicare could:

A) unbundle the service.
B) upcode the service.
C) pay the service as billed.
D) deny payment.


D) deny payment.

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a. 0.04% to 0.05% c. 40% to 50% b. 0.4% to 5.0% d. 4% to 5%

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Why is the total mechanical work of breathing difficult to assess during spontaneous breathing?

a. Most volunteer subjects cannot under-stand the procedure used. b. Respiratory muscle activity contributes to inflation resistance. c. The respiratory muscles (diaphragm, etc.) must be paralyzed. d. The subjects used to make the measure-ments must be unconscious.

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A ________ is a condition in which there is air inside the thoracic cavity and outside the lungs

A) pneumoconiosis B) bronchiectasis C) pneumothorax D) emphysema

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