Inaccuracy in linking diagnostic codes and procedural codes will result in all of the following except ________.
A. denied claims
B. prison sentences
C. exclusion from payers' programs
D. reduced payments
E. internal coding audits
Answer: E
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a. Assisting with research b. Creating handouts c. Deciding what materials the physician should present d. Creating a computer presentation
The study of the ways in which diseases interfere with normal body functions is called:
A) pathophysiology. B) epidemiology. C) immunology. D) pathology.
Statistics show that the percentage of claims typically overturned on the first appeal is:
15%. 20%. 25%. 30%.
The inscription of a prescription includes all of the following, EXCEPT
Name of the medication Dosage form Instructions to the pharmacist Strength of the medication