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A
AAPC. See American Academy of Professional Coders
ABC codes. See codes, alternative billing
ABN. See Advance Beneficiary Notice
abortion
categories
failed attempted termination of pregnancy
missed
spontaneous
termination of pregnancy
abrasions
abuse, adult sexual, new code for
accidents, transport
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
diagnosis coding guidelines
new diagnosis code for
acupuncture
adjudication, claims
advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
adverse effects
aftercare, Z codes
agreement on code assignment, CPT
AHA. See American Hospital Association
AHIMA. See American Health Information Management Association
AIDS. See Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
allergy, drug
allowance, contractual, definition
alphabetical index, ICD-10-CM
altered mental status, new code for
alternative billing codes (ABC)
alternative treatments
AMA. See American Medical Association
ambulance fee schedule
Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC)
ambulatory surgery, code sequencing
ambulatory surgical center (ASC)
American Academy of Professional
Coders (AAPC)
American Dental Association
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
American Hospital Association (AHA)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Psychiatric Association
American Public Health Association
analysts, medical coding
anatomy and physiology
anemias
anesthesia, definition
anesthesia time, definition
antepartum care, definition
antidumping statutes
Anti-Kickback Statute
APC. See Ambulatory Payment Classification
appeals
process
time limit for
ASC. See ambulatory surgical center
assaults
asthma, classifications
atherosclerosis, coronary, in transplanted heart, new code for
attributes, coder
auscultation, definition
autopsy, definition
avulsion, definition
B
bacteremia
bad debt, hospital
bankruptcy due to medical bills
bariatric surgery, personal history, new code for
behavior, unethical
Bertillon Classification
Bertillon, Jacques
bill type, facility
bill, itemized
biopsy
birth defects
bites, insect
Black Death
bleeding, gastrointestinal
blisters
blood alcohol level
blood donor
blood pressure
Bocaccio, Giovanni
body mass index, pediatric, new code for
body part key, ICD-10-PCS
bones
bronchiolitis, RSV, new code for
bubonic plague
burns
coding guidelines
first degree, definition
rule of nines
rule of palms
second degree, definition
third degree, definition
C
cancer
cervical
CARC. See Claim Adjustment Reason Codes
career, coding as
carrier, infectious disease
category, diagnosis code
CCA. See Certified Coding Associate
CCS. See Certified Coding Specialist
CCS-P. See Certified Coding Specialist-Physician
CDC. See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDT. See Current Dental Terminology
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Central Office on ICD-10-CM
certification, coding
Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
Certified Coding Specialist-Physician (CCS-P)
Certified Professional Coder-Hospital (CPC-H)
Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
character extensions
charges, hospital
charity care, hospital
chemotherapy, code sequencing
chiropractic, definition
cholera studies
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
circulatory system, function
civil monetary penalties
CKD. See chronic kidney disease
Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARC)
claims
adjudication
false
finalized
pended
processing
rejections
submission of
clearinghouse, claims
clinical treatment planning, definition
CMS. See Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS-1450 form
CMS-1500 form
coagulation defects
code sets, standard
codes
alternative billing (ABC)
dental
diagnosis, ICD-10-CM
categories
chapters
combination
late effect
sequela
sequencing of
symptoms and signs
valid
drug
place of service
procedure, CPT
evaluation and management
time-based
unlisted
procedure, ICD-10-PCS
sections
tables
valid
remittance advice
revenue
coding
assumption
auditing of
computer-assisted
CPT
diagnosis. See ICD-10-CM
ethical dilemmas in
for diagnostic tests
fraudulent
hospital vs. doctor
ICD-10-CM
ICD-10-PCS
job prospects
principal diagnosis
procedure. See Current Procedural Terminology
problems
relationship to reimbursement
unethical practices in
without physician documentation
Coding Clinic
coinsurance, patient
collection agency
communicable disease, exposure
comorbidity, DRG
complaint
compliance, definition
compliance program, effective
complication, DRG
complications and comorbidities
complications
devices and grafts
medical
organ transplants
pregnancy
surgical
component coding, radiology
condition, clinically significant, definition
congenital anomalies, definition
congenital malformations
congenital vs. acquired
contact/exposure, Z codes
contractual allowance
contrast, radiologic
Cooperating Parties for ICD-10-CM
copay, patient
COPD. See chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
corneal disease due to contact lenses, new code for
cosmetic surgery
cost based reimbursement
cost report, hospital
cost shifting
cost-to-charge ratio
counseling and coordination of care
counseling
dietary
substance abuse
Z codes
coverage issues, as cause of rejection
coverage, Medicare, skilled nursing
CPC. See Certified Professional Coder
CPC-H. See Certified Professional Coder-Hospital
CPT. See Current Procedural Terminology
CPT Editorial Panel
crack cocaine poisoning, new code for
credentials, coding
critical access hospital
critical care
adult
definition
neonatal
pediatric
cryptosporidiosis, new code for
Cullen, William
Current Dental Terminology (CDT)
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
addition of E&M codes
agreement with federal government
anesthesia physical status indicators
anesthesia time, definition
evaluation and management codes
expansion of
first edition
guidelines
anesthesia
critical care
evaluation and management
medicine
pathology and laboratory
radiology
surgery
highest volume code
index
modifiers
process
“statutory monopoly”
structure
surgical global period
surgical package, definition
time-based codes
unlisted codes
updates
uses of
cyclosporosis, new code for
D
data, hospital discharge
de Lacroix, Bossier
death
causes of
classification of
Decameron, The
decision-making, medical
decubitus ulcer
defect, coagulation
defects, birth
deficiency, nutritional
delivery, obstetrical
delusions
denial, claim
dermatitis due to other radiation, new code for
dermis
device key, ICD-10-PCS
diabetes mellitus, concepts
diabetes mellitus
complications of
gestational
diagnosis
code category
coding. See ICD-10-CM
definition
differential, definition
etiology
first-listed, definition
primary, definition
principal, definition
sequencing
inpatient
outpatient and physician office
site
Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG)
and code sequencing
case mix index
complications and comorbidities
creep
determination of reimbursement for
major diagnostic categories
outliers
pairs
part of OIG work plan
weight
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
diagnostic tests, coding for
dialysis, kidney
differential diagnosis
digestive system, function
discharge summary
discounts, patient
disease
corneal
flesh-eating
infectious
carrier
need for vaccination
screening
lung, due to external agents
Lyme
dislocation, definition
doctor, plague
doctors’ orders
documentation, physician
illogical
lack of
donor
blood
Z codes
downcoding
DRG. See Diagnosis-Related Group
drug-resistant microorganisms, infection, new code for
DSM. See Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
E
effect
adverse, drugs, definition
late
toxic, drug
toxic, nonmedicinal substances
encoder, computerized
endocrine glands, function of
endoscopy, diagnostic
EOB. See Explanation of Benefits
eosinophilia myalgia syndrome, new code for
epidemiology
epidermis
eponym
errors,
coding
payer
performance
systematic
transcription
Ethical Coding, Standards of
evaluation and management
components of
examination, definitions
cardiovascular
chest (breasts)
constitutional
ears, nose, mouth and throat
eyes
extent of
gastrointestinal (abdomen)
general multi-system
genitourinary, female
genitourinary, male
lymphatic
musculoskeletal
neck
neurologic
physical
psychiatric
respiratory
screening
skin
excludes, definition
exclusion, federal healthcare programs
Explanation of Benefits (EOB)
exposure, communicable disease
F
face sheet
failure, respiratory
falls
False Claims Act
family history, definition
Farr, William
fascia, superficial
fasciitis, necrotizing, new code for
FDA. See Food and Drug Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
fee for service payment
fee schedule
ambulance
laboratory
Medicare
physician
fever, rheumatic
financial triage
fire and flames
Fiscal Intermediary (FI)
fitting and adjustment of devices
flesh-eating disease, new code for
follow-up, Z codes
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
foreign body
entering through orifice
nonsuperficial
superficial
form
claim
CMS-1500
UB-04
query
review of systems
format, claim
fracture
closed treatment
definition
open treatment
type of
fractures
closed
compound
displaced
Gustilo classification of
nondisplaced
open
pathological
stress
Fraud and Abuse Control Program
fraud and abuse, healthcare
freeze, partial code
functions
motor
sensory
G
Genera Morborum
General Equivalence Mapping (GEM) files
genital system, function
Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI)
germ theory of disease
glands, endocrine
glaucoma
global period
obstetrical
surgical
GPCI. See Geographic Practice Cost Index
Graunt, John
Great Plague of 1665
Group A Streptococcus
guidance, Compliance Program
Guidance, Draft Supplemental Compliance for Hospitals
guidelines
diagnosis coding, ICD-10-CM
abortion
burns
circulatory
decubitus ulcers
diabetes
effects of external causes
fracture
gastrointestinal bleeding
general
glaucoma
hemiplegia and monoplegia
HIV
infectious or parasitic diseases
injuries and fractures
kidney disease
laterality
musculoskeletal
neoplasms
nonpressure ulcers
pain
pathological fractures
perinatal
poisoning and adverse effects
pregnancy
respiratory
sepsis
sequela
signs and symptoms
substance use
urosepsis
Z codes
documentation
E&M, 1995
E&M, 1997
E&M, 2000
fracture
operative
time-based codes
procedure coding, CPT
anesthesia
critical care
evaluation and management
government
medicine
pathology and laboratory
radiology
section
surgery
time-based codes
unlisted codes
procedure coding, ICD-10-PCS
approach
bilateral body parts
biopsies
body part
branches of body parts
bypass procedures
control vs. more definitive procedures
device
discontinued procedures
excision for graft
excision vs. resection
external approach
failed procedures
fingers and toes
inspection procedures
multiple procedures
occlusion vs. restriction for embolization
open approach with percutaneous endoscopic assistance
overlapping body layers
percutaneous procedure via device
principal procedure
release procedures
reposition for fracture treatment
root operation
skin, subcutaneous tissue and fascia overlying a joint
spinal fusion
tendons, ligaments, bursae and fascia near a joint
transplantation vs. administration
UHDDS
upper and lower intestinal tract
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Gustilo fracture classification
gun, paintball
H
H&P. See History and physical exam report
hair
hallucinations
handwriting, physician, illegible
HCFA. See Health Care Financing Administration
HCPCS. See Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
standard code sets
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Health Organization of the League of Nations
Health United States 1975
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding
miscellaneous and temporary codes
system (HCPCS)
Level I
Level II
heart, function
heart attack
hemiplegia
hemophilia
hemorrhoids, stages
HHS. See Health and Human Services
HIPAA. See Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
history
elements of
family, definition
past, definition
social, definition
History and physical exam report
history of, Z codes
history of present illness (HPI)
definition
elements of
HIV. See Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIV-positive
HMO. See Health Maintenance Organization
hormones
hospital, critical access
HPI. See History of present illness
HPV. See human papillomavirus
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), new code for
Human Papillomavirus (HPV), new code for
hygology
hypersensitivity, drug
hypertension, definition
hypertrophy, prostate
I
ICD-9-CM
comparison with ICD-10-CM
Coordination and Maintenance Committee
limitations of procedures codes
mapping
forward
to ICD-10-CM
to ICD-10-PCS
matching with ICD-10-CM
updates
use
ICD-10-CM
abbreviations
alphabetical index
“and”, definition
brackets
Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
chapter titles
character “X”
“code also”, definition
“code first”, definition
coding for diagnostic tests
colons
combination codes
comparison with ICD-9-CM
Congenital Malformations, Deformations, and Chromosomal Abnormalities
conventions
Cooperating Parties
delay in implementation of
diagnosis categories
Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs
Diseases of the Circulatory System
Diseases of the Digestive System
Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process
Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa
Diseases of the Genitourinary System
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal
System and Connective Tissue
Diseases of the Nervous System
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
“Excludes type 1”, definition
“Excludes type 2”, definition
External Causes of Morbidity
Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services
guidelines
general
sequela
signs and symptoms
index
Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes
instructional notes
mapping
backward
to ICD-9-CM
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
neoplasms
not elsewhere classifiable (NEC), definition
not otherwise specified (NOS), definition
parentheses
placeholder
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium
process
punctuation
Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
rules
“see”, definition
“see also”, definition
specificity
standard meanings
structure
Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, NEC
Table of Drugs and Chemicals
updates
“use additional code”, definition
used by all providers in US
valid diagnosis codes, definition
“with”, definition
Z codes, use of
ICD-10-PCS
Administration Section (3)
approach
body systems
code characters
qualifiers
root operations
substances
anatomical regions
approach, definitions
external
open
percutaneous
percutaneous endoscopic
via natural or artificial opening
via natural or artificial opening, endoscopic
via natural or artificial opening with percutaneous endoscopic assistance
body part key
body parts
challenges
Chiropractic Section (9)
approach
code characters
body regions
body system
methods
qualifier
root operation
code building
comparison with ICD-9-CM procedure codes
delay in implementation of
device key
Extracorporeal Assistance and Performance Section (5)
body systems
code characters
duration
qualifiers
root operations
Extracorporeal Therapies (6) Section
body systems
duration
qualifiers
root operations
Imaging Section (B)
body parts
body systems
code characters
contrast
qualifiers
root types
index, alphabetical
mapping
backward
to ICD-9-CM procedure codes
Measurement and Monitoring Section (4)
body systems
code characters
function/device
qualifiers
root operations
Medical and Surgical Section (0)
approach guidelines
body part guidelines
code characters
device guidelines
root operation guidelines
Mental Health Section (G)
code characters
qualifier
root types
Nuclear Medicine Section (C)
body parts
body systems
code characters
qualifiers
radionuclide
root types
Obstetrics Section (1)
body parts
code characters
qualifiers
root operations
Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
Osteopathic Section (7)
approach
body system
body region
code characters
methods
qualifiers
root operation
Other Procedures Section (8)
approach
body regions
body systems
code characters
methods
qualifiers
root operations
Physical Rehabilitation and Audiology
Section (F)
body system and region
code characters
equipment
qualifier
root types
section qualifier
type qualifier
Placement Section (2)
approach
body systems
code characters
devices
qualifier
root operations
principal procedure
process
qualifiers
Radiation Therapy Section (D)
body parts
body systems
code characters
isotope
modality qualifier
qualifier
root types
root operation, definitions
abortion
alteration
assistance
bypass
change
compression
control
creation
delivery
destruction
dilation
division
drainage
dressing
excision
extirpation
extraction
fragmentation
fusion, definition
immobilization
insertion
inspection
introduction
irrigation
manipulation
map
measurement
monitoring
occlusion
other procedures
packing
performance
reattachment
release
removal
repair
replacement
reposition
resection
restoration
restriction
revision
supplement
traction
transfer
transfusion
transplantation
treatment
root types
activities of daily living assessment
activities of daily living treatment
beam radiation
biofeedback, definition
brachytherapy
caregiver training
cochlear implant treatment
counseling, definition
crisis intervention, definition
CT scan, definition
detoxification services, definition
device fitting
electroconvulsive therapy, definition
family counseling, definition
family psychotherapy, definition
fluoroscopy, definition
group counseling, definition
group psychotherapy, definition
hearing assessment
hearing aid assessment
hearing treatment
hypnosis, definition
individual counseling, definition
individual psychotherapy, definition
light therapy, definition
medication management, definition
motor/nerve function assessment
motor treatment
MRI, definition
narcosynthesis, definition
nonimaging nuclear medicine assay, definition
nonimaging nuclear medicine probe, definition
nonimaging nuclear medicine uptake, definition
other radiation
pharmacotherapy, definition
planar nuclear imaging, definition
plane radiography, definition
positron emission tomographic imaging, definition
psychological tests, definition
speech assessment
speech treatment
stereotactic radiosurgery
systemic nuclear medicine therapy, definition
tomographic nuclear medicine imaging
ultrasonography, definition
vestibular assessment
vestibular treatment
sections
ancillary
list of
medical and surgical-related
Substance Abuse Treatment Section (H)
code characters
root types
type qualifier
tables
upper and lower reference line
use
valid characters
valid codes
ICD-10-PCS Reference Manual
ICDA-7
ICDA-8
illness, history of present
index, ICD-10-CM
indexing
indicators, anesthesia
indigency
Indirect Medical Education funds
infarction, myocardial
infection, resistant to antibiotics
infectious disease
carrier
need for vaccination
screening
injury
due to terrorism, new codes for
external causes of
paintball gun, new code for
self-inflicted
superficial
inoculations and vaccinations, Z codes
insecticides
isolation, need for
insurance
health
life
integument, function
International Congress for the Ninth Revision
International Statistical Congress
intoxication, drug
J
joints
ball and socket
cartilaginous
damage
gliding
hinge
pivot
K
Kaiser Family Foundation
Kaposi’s sarcoma, new code for
kidney disease, chronic (CKD)
kidney failure
L
lab tests
definition
pre-op
suspected disease
late effect
burns
cerebrovascular disease
definition
fracture
injuries
LCD. See Local Coverage Determination
lenses, contact
leukemia
ligaments
limit, procedure frequency
Linnaeus, Carolus
linking, diagnosis and procedure
Local Coverage Determination (LCD)
location
as basis for E&M codes
service
London
London Bills of Mortality
L-tryptophan
lung diseases due to external agents
Lyme disease, new code for
lymph system
function
M
Major Diagnostic Category (MDC)
mammogram, screening
mammography
Manual of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death
General Equivalence Mappings (GEM)
Reimbursement Mappings
MDC. See Major Diagnostic Category
Medical decision-making (MDM)
Medical Information Bureau (MIB)
medical necessity
medical record
doctor’s office
hospital
parts of
medical screening exam
medical terminology
Medicare
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
agreement with AMA
claims
contractual allowance
cost report
documentation guidelines
enactment
fee schedule
fraud and abuse
frequently billed services
Local Coverage Determination (LCD)
payments
regulations
Summary Notice (MSN)
Trust Fund
mental disorder, definition
mental illness
mental retardation
metabolism, definition
metastases
MIB. See Medical Information Bureau
military family disruption, new code for
miscellaneous Z codes
misdiagnosis
causes of
modifiers, CPT
ambulance
anatomical
anesthesia
assistant surgeon
bilateral procedure
co-surgeons
decision for surgery
discontinued ASC procedure
distinct or separate procedure
durable medical equipment
increased procedural service
multiple procedures
physical status
procedure codes, definitions
procedure discontinued after anesthesia
procedure partially reduced or eliminated
professional component
prosthetics and orthotics
repeat clinical lab
repeat procedure by other physician
repeat procedure by same physician
return to OR for related procedure
significant, separately identifiable service
situational
staged or related procedure during
post-op period
surgical procedure terminated
unrelated E&M service by same physician
unrelated procedure during post-op period
modifiers, use of
mold, exposure, new code for
morbid obesity, new code for
morbidity, definition of
morphology
muscles
cardiac
involuntary
skeletal
smooth
voluntary
myocardial infarction
N
nails
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
National Drug Codes (NDC)
natural language processing
NEC. See not elsewhere classified
necessity, medical
necrotizing fasciitis, new code for
neoplasms
benign, definition
definition
in situ, definition
malignant, definition
metastatic
morphologic type
primary, definition
secondary, definition
table
uncertain behavior, definition
unspecified nature, definition
nervous system
function
central
peripheral
newborns and infants, Z codes
Nightingale, Florence
non-covered services
nonspecific Z codes
NOS. See not otherwise specified
Nosologia Methodica
nosology, definition of
not elsewhere classified (NEC)
not otherwise specified (NOS)
number,
category code
medical record
patient
O
OASIS. See Outcome and Assessment Information Set
obesity, morbid
definition
new code for
observation, Z codes
obstetrical global package
obstetrical and reproductive services, Z codes
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
operative errors, new codes for
operative report
ophthalmology
orders, doctors’
osteopathy, definition
otitis
otorhinolaryngology
Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)
outliers
overdose
P
package
obstetrical
surgical, definition
paintball gun injury, new code for
palpation, definition
panels, laboratory
parasites
definition
pass-through, APC
past history, definition
past, family and social history (PFSH)
pathology
autopsy, definition
definition
gross exam
microscopic exam
surgical, definition
payment
cost based
fee for service
methods of
methods of, effect on coding
prospective
ambulatory surgical center
home health agency
hospital inpatient
hospital outpatient
skilled nursing facility
reasonable cost
systems
PE. See physical examination
penalty, civil monetary
percussion, definition
perinatal period, definition
period
global OB
global surgical
Periodic Interim Payments (PIP)
PFSH. See past, family and social history
physical examination (PE)
place of service
plague
bubonic
doctor
pneumonia
poisoning
definition
intent, definition
organophosphate
polio
postnasal drip, new code for
postpartum care, definition
preferred provider organization (PPO)
pregnancy
complications of
normal
trimester, definition
prenatal visits, code sequencing
pre-op exams, code sequencing
pre-op lab work
pressure, blood
preventive treatment
prices, healthcare
principal diagnosis, definition
principal/first-listed Z codes
principal procedure, definition
principles, ethical
procedure
Coding. See Current Procedural Terminology, See ICD-10-PCS
eponymic
non-covered
principal
significant, definition
surgical
processing, claims
professionals, health information management
prophylactic organ removal
prospective payment
ambulatory surgical center
home health agency
hospital inpatient
hospital outpatient
skilled nursing facility
psychiatry
puerperium, definition
Public Health Act of 1974
Q
query form
Qui tam litigation
R
radiation oncology
radiation therapy, code sequencing
radiology
component coding
definition
interventional
RAI. See Resident Assessment Instrument
ratio, cost-to-charge
RBRVS. See Resource-Based Relative Value System
reasonable cost
Reflections on the Weekly Bills of Mortality
rehab, code sequencing
rehabilitation, definition
reimbursement
APCs and
coding and
cost-based
examples
diagnosis codes used for
documentation and
DRG’s and
GPCI and
ICD-9 used for
procedure codes used for
Z codes and
rejection
claim
reasons
relative value unit (RVU)
remittance advice
codes
removal, skin lesion
repair, wound, suturing
report, operative
Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)
resource utilization groups (RUGs)
Categories
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS)
respiratory failure
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), new code for
respiratory system, function
retardation, mental
revenue codes
review, rejection
Review of Systems (ROS)
definition
elements of
purpose of
rheumatic fever
risk
compliance
anesthetic
physiologic
procedural
trauma
risk-adjusted payment
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
root operation, definition
ROS. See Review of Systems
routine and administrative exams, Z codes
RSV. See respiratory syncytial virus
RUGs. See resource utilization groups
rule of nines
rule of palms
rules
diagnosis coding
diagnosis sequencing
reasonable cost
RVU. See relative value unit
S
salary, coder
sarcoma, Kaposi’s, new code for
SARS. See severe acute respiratory syndrome
screening
antenatal
definition
infectious disease
malignant neoplasms
mammogram
Z codes for
screening exam, medical
Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program
sepsis
septic shock
septicemia
sequencing, diagnoses
abortion
adverse effects
burns
circulatory system
diabetes
diagnostic services
fractures
hemiplegia and monoplegia
HIV
inpatient
injuries
neoplasms
outpatient
pain
perinatal conditions
physician office
poisoning
pregnancy
respiratory system
sepsis
signs and symptoms
substance use, abuse and dependence
Z codes
service, unit of, APC
services
home health, covered
preventive
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), new code for
sexually transmitted disease, new terminology
shock, septic
sign, definition
signs and symptoms
SIRS. See systemic inflammatory response syndrome
skilled nursing facility (SNF)
skin, function
smallpox
social history, definition
specificity, lack of, in documentation
Staph aureus
Stark laws
hospital
vital
status, Z codes
statute
antidumping
Anti-Kickback
stones, urinary
Streptococcus, Group A
subluxation, definition
submission, claims
suit
qui tam
whistleblower
superficial fascia
superficial injuries, definition
surgery
ambulatory
cosmetic
definition
definitive
endoscopic
exploratory
suturing, wound repair
symptom, definition
syndrome
chronic pain
eosinophilia myalgia, new code for
eponymic
Guillain-Barre
severe acute respiratory (SARS)
systemic inflammatory response (SIRS)
toxic oil
toxic shock, new code for
Synopsis Nosologic Methodicae
systems, review of
T
tabular List, ICD-10-CM
tampons, role in toxic shock syndrome
tanning beds, as radiation sources
tendons
term, main
terminology, medical
terrorism
aircraft used as weapon, new code for
involving biological weapons, new code for
involving destruction of aircraft, new code for
testing, diagnostic, definition
testing, HIV
Thames River
theory, germ
therapeutic services, code sequencing
therapy
occupational therapy
physical
time, anesthesia, definition
toxic effects, definition
toxic oil syndrome
toxic shock syndrome, new code for
toxicity, drug
triage, financial
trimester, pregnancy, definition
tuberculosis
U
UB-04 form
UHDDS. See Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
ulcer
decubitus
gastrointestinal
nonpressure
pressure
skin
underdosing, definition
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS)
uninsured
unit of service, APC
unit, critical care
units, relative value
upcoding
updates
CPT
ICD-9-CM
ICD-10-CM
urinary system, function
urosepsis
usual and customary fees
V
vaccination, need for
varicose veins
virus, respiratory syncytial
vital signs
W
websites, useful
weight, DRG
West Nile Virus, new code for
whistle-blower
lawsuits
work plan, OIG
World Health Assembly
World Health Organization (WHO)
wounds, open
X
X, as placeholder
Y
Yersinia pestis
Z
zip code
Z codes
controversy
use of