What kinds of problems do you think could arise if the wrong site or surgery were coded for a patient?

What will be an ideal response?


If the wrong site or surgery were coded for a patient, reimbursement may be affected, or the charge may be rejected by the insurance company.

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a. an anticoagulant. b. an antiplatelet agent. c. an analgesic. d. a thrombolytic.

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Discuss how stereotactic procedures on the brain are completed

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A patient had a blood pressure of 114 mm Hg/60 mm Hg. The top number is the _______ pressure and the bottom number is the _______ pressure.

A. diastolic, systolic B. rest, pumping C. systolic, diastolic D. both a and b

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Contrast-enhanced MR images use ________as the contrast material of choice.

a. iodine b. barium c. gadolinium d. hydrogen

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