Accurate documentation should include the reason for the visit, detailed examination findings, and whether a screening Pap smear was performed. Use the appropriate CPT codes for preventive medicine services (99381—99397) and ensure not to double bill by avoiding the G0101 code for the same portion...
The Current Procedural Terminology code is generally a five-digit code, comprised of numerical with no decimal marks. Sometimes, it could have four numbers and one letter. Codes are uniquely assigned to different actionsAnswer and Explanat...
Why is your knowledge of medical terminology important, for reviewing a medical record? How have you applied this knowledge, when identifying the main terms, and applying the correct CPT codes? List the basic concepts on which the following procedures are based: (a) Pap smear (b)...
A 44-year-old female patient was seen last week by her internist for a left breast mass. The patient was referred to an oncologist who ordered an MRI, which revealed intraductal carcinoma in situ left breast. Assign the correct ICD-10-CM ...
It serves as a system of diagnostic codes for classifying diseases, offering a wide range of indications, symptoms, aberrant findings, complaints, social contexts, and the causes of the injury or disease. ICD code is a defined code that ma...