A Medical Assistant should always familiarize them with the coding part of the job so they can

The physician is ultimately responsible for the

If the patient is having an emergency such as a myocardial infarction, the emergency room physician cannot

The updating of insurance cards are vital to insure that the office bills the

A physician can refuse to see a new or long term patient by 

HCPCS have two levels of codes,

15 minute increments                                                         

Person has been a patient to one Doctor for 3 years 

Two-digit numeric codes                                         

Unlisted service code                                                         

Seen by 2 physicians in one day                                        

Mammograms and prostate exam                                      

Medical intervention                                                          

Disorder diagnosed at birth                                                

External causes of burns/injuries   

Late effect of injury/illness                                                

Automates coding with computers                                     

Condition after testing in the hospital         

Condition after testing in outpatient                                   

Comorbidities and complications                                       

Codes for other than diseases/injuries               

Rule of nines                                                                     

Current procedural terminology codes are considered

Guidelines define terms and explain codes for services or procedures located in the

A star is not located anywhere in the

Medicine, pathology, radiology, and laboratory are all part of the .

All services and procedures must be submitted on a claim from the

Codes for neoplasms must be submitted from the

Guidelines are in the front of the CPT book and should always be carefully reviewed before

E codes are used for

The Medical Assistant who is employed by a physician may assign procedural codes for reimbursement when

An Advanced Beneficiary Notice is not necessary to sign by the patient to show that

An inpatient is considered a patient with the expectation that they will be admitted into the hospital for at least

Codes that describe signs and symptoms of the patient are acceptable when

Preadmission testing is done to

A principal procedure is done for a definitive procedure rather than 

A neoplasm lesion is always a malignancy in the

The CPT manual uses uniform language to describe medical, surgical, or diagnostic services to maintain communication among

Unbundling is where you assign multiple codes to specific tests/services rather than

The radiological code is for 

Single number codes are assigned to 

Chemotherapy, along with other cancer treatments such as radiology/and or surgery, is considered

Evaluation and management of the patient services by the physician is in the CPT manual under

Per Medicare, the determination that a service or procedure is necessary and reasonable is called

An outpatient facility taking care of patients can be in the

History of breast cancer and tuberculosis is an example of

E codes are for

A physician or free standing clinic may refuse patient care that is not an emergency because