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91 Cards in this Set

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