Presents cases that are to be coded with service codes (CPT and HCPCS) and diagnosis codes (ICD-9-CM) in the outpatient settings of the clinic and outpatient departments of the hospital for both the physician (professional) and the facility (hospital) services.
With this guide, you'll learn to pull the right information from medical documents, select the right codes, determine the correct sequencing of those codes, and properly audit cases.
Cerebral hemorrhage (Continued) ICU report of, 47–48b progress report, 52b Cerebrovascular disease, 88 Certified ... operative report, 463 Conscious sedation, in anesthesia, 471 Consultant, 18 Consultation, 27–28b, 39–40b, 40–41b, ...
This book focuses on medical coding services such as medical visits, diagnostic testing and interpretation, treatments, surgeries, and anesthesia.
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... by the medical facility because the physicians in the facility often refer to laboratory tests by that name. ... The assessment is conducted on a urine sample that is taken over a period of time—usually 24 hours—and calculates the ...
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3-24A Ultrasound, Gallbladder LOCATION: Outpatient, Hospital PATIENT: Billy Zack PHYSICIAN: Ronald Green, MD RADIOLOGIST: Edward Riddle, MD EXAMINATION OF: Gallbladder sonogram CLINICAL SYMPTOMS: Abdominal pain in the right upper ...
CASE 7-24 7-24A Surgical Consultation LOCATION: Outpatient, Clinic PATIENT: Rose Scheibler PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN: Gary Sanchez, MD CONSULTANT: Ronald Green, MD CHIEF COMPLAINT: Umbilical hernia HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient ...
Delivery When anesthesia is provided for delivery only (no labor anesthesia provided), the codes are either 01960 (vaginal) or 01961 (cesarean). ... use the inpatient or outpatient consultation E/M codes to report the service.