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Requiring diagnosis codes to be reported on submitted claim
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Medical necessity
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Automates the coding process used in computerized or web-based software
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Encoder
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Condition determined after study which resulted in the patient admission to the hospital
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Principal diagnosis
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Commorbidities and complications
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Secondary diagnosis
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Encounter codes for circumstances other than disease or injury
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V codes
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Index to diseases
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Volume II
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Supplementary words in parentheses after a main term
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Nonessential modifiers
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Cataloging diseases and procedures by code number
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Indexing
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Disorder diagnosed in infants at birth
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Congenital anomalies
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External causes of injuries and poisonings
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E codes
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Adjudication
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Disputes resolution process in which appeals board makes final decision
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Federal program
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Energy employees occupational illness compensation program
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Budget chargeback process
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Transfer of funds from responsible federal agency's budget to the DFEC
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State insurance or compensation fund
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Fiscal agent designated by state law in the corporation involved
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Federal black lung program
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Monthly benefits to coal miners
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Compensation file
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Created by providers for established patients injured on the job
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Worker's Compensation Board of commission
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State agency responsible for providing payments to dependents of deceased covered worker
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First report of injury
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Form filed with the state Workers' Compensation Board/commission
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Deposition
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Legal proceeding during which a party answers questions under oath
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Survivor benefits
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Death benefits calculated at time of employee's injury or illness
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Catchment area
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Region defined by code boundaries within a 40 mile radius of an MTF
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Beneficiary services representative
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Provides information about using TRICARE
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TRICARE prime
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Managed-care options similar to HMO
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Fiscal year
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Runs from October 1 to September 30
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Lead agents
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Federal healthcare team created to work with military treatment facility commanders
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MTF
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Health care facility operated by the military
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Critical pathway
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Sequence of activities that result in cost-effective course of treatment
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TRICARE for life
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Provides Medicare-wraparound coverage
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Healthcare finder
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Nurse or physician who assists primary care providers with preauthorization
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Program integrity office
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Responsible for surveillance of fraud and abuse activities
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Spend down to Medicaid eligibility
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Medically needy
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TANF
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Cash assistance for children deprived of support
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Surveillance and utilization review system
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Safeguards against inappropriate use of Medicaid services
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SCHIP
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State children's health insurance program
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EPSDT
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Routine pediatric checkups for all children enrolled in Medicaid
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Mother/baby claim
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Services provided to a baby under mother's ID number
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PACE
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Alternative care for persons aged 55 or older who require nursing facility level care
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Community spouse
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Spouse who is not in a nursing home
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Voided claim
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Deduction from lump-sum payment made to provider
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Medicaid remittance advice
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Current status of all claims
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Privacy act of 1974
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Prohibits release of information
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Medicare part B
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Reimburses physicians for physician services, outpatient hospital care, and other services not covered by Medicare part A
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Lifetime reserve days
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Used only once during a patient's lifetime
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Medigap
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Supplemental insurance
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Relative value unit
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Physician work, practice expense, and malpractice expense
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Medicare part A
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Reimburses institutional providers for inpatient services
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Medicare savings accounts
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Money managed by a Medicare approved insurance company
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Medicare select
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Medigap insurance that requires enrollees to use a network of providers in order to receive full benefits
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General enrollment period
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Held January 1 through March 31 of each year
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Benefit period
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Begins first day of hospitalization
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Code used to report DEMPOS
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HCPCS level II
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Current procedural terminology
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HCPCS level I
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Equipment used for medical purposes
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Durable medical equipment
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Responsible for annual updates
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A M A
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90 day grace.
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Discontinued
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Makes decisions regarding additions, revisions, and deletions
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Permanent national codes
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Dental codes
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CDT
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Not otherwise classified codes
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Miscellaneous codes
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Hospital outpatient prospective payment system
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OPPS
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HCPCS temporary codes
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G codes
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Product is "used equipment"
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Modifier – UE
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Table of drugs
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J codes
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Location of service or procedure
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Index
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Medicare administrative contractor
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EME MAC
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Medicare carriers manual
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MCM
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Level I HCPCS Codes
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CPT
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Emerging technology codes
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Category III Codes
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Moderate (conscious) sedation
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Bull's eye
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Nature, extent, and need
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Pertinent information
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Clarifies assignment of a CPT code
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Descriptive qualifier
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Two-digit numeric codes
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Modifiers
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Codes that describe specialty services
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Medicine
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E/M service with no CPT code
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Unlisted service
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Reported with an unlisted service code
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Special report
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History, examination, and medical decision making
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Key components
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Fifteen-minute increment
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Anesthesia time unit
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Outpatient diagnostic laboratory services fee schedule
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Clinical laboratory fee schedule
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Pre-determined rate for discharge for inpatient hospital services
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Retrospective reasonable cost system
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Measure of types of patients treated
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Case mix
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Computer-generated list of procedures
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Chargemaster
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CMS-1450
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UB – 04
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Software used to assign APCs on CPT and HCPCS level II outpatient claims
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APC grouper
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Diagnosis that may not receive treatment during encounter
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Medically managed
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Outpatient claims editing software
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OCE
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Waiver required for outpatient and physicians' offices for procedures/services not covered by Medicare program
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ABN
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Primary purpose of the patient record
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Continuity of care
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Narrative description of procedure
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Operative report
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Patient's chief complaint
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Subjective
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Documentation of physicians' observations or diagnostic test results
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Objective
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Diagnostic statement
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Assessment
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CMS outpatient claim form
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CMS 1500
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