A provider's usual charge for a procedure or service can be:
higher than the allowed charge.
lower than the allowed charge.
equal to the allowed charge.
all of the above.
Answer: all of the above.
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When the physician determines the patient's main reason for the encounter, this information is referred to as the:
A. primary diagnosis. B. principal diagnosis. C. admitting diagnosis. D. chief complaint.
Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left ear and superficial frostbite to right fingers. Patient was out snowmobiling when he ran out of gas and had to wait hours to be rescued. Initial encounter
a. T34.531A, T34.011A, X31.XXXA, Y93.29 b. T34.012A, T33.531A, X31.XXXA, Y93.29 c. T34.531A, T34.019A d. T34.012A, T33.532A
The previously labeled "V" codes (in the ICD-9) are now (in the ICD-10) called:
a. External Causes of Morbidity. b. "Z" codes. c. Factors Influencing Health Status. d. XYZ codes.
Each of the following is a patient positioning consideration for producing a quality panoramic radiograph EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. The patient must be in a standing position. b. The arches must be positioned within the focal trough. c. The midsagittal plane must be perpendicular to the floor. d. The patient's lips must be closed around a bite block on a cotton roll.