All health care facilities should maintain access to what reference materials when coding patients' diagnoses and procedures?
A) Medical and desk dictionaries
B) Current diagnostic and procedural coding books
C) PDRs
D) E-mail
B
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A. dopamine B. norepinephrine C. isoproterenol D. psuedoephedrine
How could a physician end up getting paid less than the allowable rate for a certain service?
a. The billing was done incorrectly. b. The UCR factors were entered incorrectly. c. The physician's usual fee is less than the allowable amount. d. The biller coded the wrong diagnosis.
What is a COB?
What will be an ideal response?
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