ICD-10-PCS codes use a(n) __________ for its 7-character alphanumeric codes, which means a value from each of 7 hierarchies (positions) is assigned to construct a code
a. general equivalence mapping
b. informational modifier
c. multiaxial structure
d. prospective payment system
c
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A) A court case involving Medicare insurance fraud. B) A meeting of the P&T committee to determine which drugs will be included in the formulary. C) The process of transmitting a prescription electronically to the proper insurance company or third-party biller for approval and billing. D) A request for reimbursement, for products or services rendered, from a healthcare provider to an insurance provider.
Your patient has an elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST). What two organs are most likely diseased?
a. Heart and brain b. Liver and kidney c. Brain and kidney d. Heart and liver
Therapeutic radioisotopes are characterized by
a. very short half-lives. b. half-lives that are exactly the same. c. relatively long half-lives. d. half-lives that remain constant for all eternity.
When a patient is covered by a large employer group health plan (EGHP) and Medicare, which is primary?
a. the plan that has been in place longest b. no distinction is made between the plans c. EGHP d. Medicare