The assignment of codes to conditions and diseases that are not specifically documented by the physician is called __________
a. assumption coding
b. DRG creep
c. optimizing reimbursement
d. reconciling remits
a
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What modifier should be assigned when a preventive service mandated under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does not a have CPT code that specifically describes it as preventive?
A) -21 B) -33 C) -52 D) -66
Which of the following information may be important to law enforcement officers investigating a crime scene?
A) Your experience as an EMT B) How you gained access to the scene C) What route you took when responding to the scene D) Your opinion of what happened before you arrived on-scene
A 78-year-old man is going to be discharged today after having abdominal surgery several days ago. The nurse notices that the patient has a temperature of 101.5° F and has some tan secretions in his suture area
A specimen is sent to the laboratory. The results show the presence of gram-positive cocci. The statement that might explain this condition is which of the following? a. The antibiotic was ineffective. b. The patient was not compliant with thera-py. c. It is normal to have secretions at the suture site. d. A health care-associated infection should be considered.
In photoelectric absorption to dislodge an inner-shell electron from its atomic orbit, the incoming x-ray photon must be able to transfer a quantity of energy
a. less than the energy that holds the atom together. b. 10 times as great as the energy that holds the atom together. c. as large as or larger than the amount of energy that holds the electron in its orbit. d. equal to or greater than 1.022 MeV, regardless of the energy that holds the electron in its orbit.