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| A set of temporary codes for emerging technologies, services, and procedres. Found after the 6 sections listed in the main body of the CPT manual. |
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| The reason the patient is seeing the physician, usually in their own words. |
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| When the attending health care provider recommends that the patient see another physician for a problem usually associated with one major body system. |
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| A discussion with the patient or the patient's family or both. |
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| The constant attention by a physician in a medical crisis. |
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| An individual who has been treated previously by the health care provider, regardless of location of service, within the past 3 years. |
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| Evaluation & Management (E/M) codes |
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| Designed to classigy services provided by a health care provider and are use primarily in outpatient settings. |
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| The time the health care provider spends in direct contact with a patient during an office visit. |
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| A patient who has been formally admitted to a hospital. |
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| Contain the AMA Physicians' CPT codes. They are 5 digit codes. |
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| HCPCS codes used to report medicalservices, supplies, drugs, and durable medical equipment. |
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| Codes and descriptors developed by local Medicare contractors for use by physicians, practitioners, providers, & suppliers. |
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| A subterm that can effect the selection of the appropriate procedural code. |
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| Newborns 28 days old or younger. |
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| An individual who is new to the practice. |
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| A classification for a patient who is not sick enough to qualify for the acute inpatient status, but requires hospitalization for a brief time. |
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| A patient who has not been officially admitted to a hospital. |
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| A series of questions the provider asks the patient to identify what body parts or body systems are involved. |
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| A report that accompanies a rarely used, unusual, variable, or new service or procedure code. |
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| Contains the full description of the procedure without additional explanation. |
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| Information based on what the patient tells the health care provider. |
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| Designed for spouses or dependents of veterans who are age 65 or older. |
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| Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) |
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| A computerized data bank that lists all active and retired military service members. |
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| The name for the total health care system of the U.S. uniformed services. |
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| nonavailability statement (NAS) |
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| If treatment is unavailable at a military treatment facility, the individual must obtain this form indicating that care is unavailable from the MTF. |
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| other health insurance (OHI) |
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| Health care coverage other than TRICARE/CHAMPVA. |
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| Family members of military service personnel in the Army Reserves and National Guard. |
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| The service member, whether in active duty, retired, or deceased. |
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| A regionally based managed health care program for active duty and retired members of the uniformed services, their families, and survivors. |
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| A comprehensive health benefits program available to uniformed services retirees, their spouses, and their survivors who are age 65 or older. |
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| Provides health care coverage through civilian networks or TRICARE authorized providers for uniformed service members and heir families who are on remote assignment. |
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| A fee-for-service option that has basically the same benefits as the original CHAMPUS program. |
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| One who is not entitled to paid holiday/sick leave, no expectation of ongoing employment, and each engagement with the employer requires a separate contract. |
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| A detailed and comprehensive questionnaire that establishes financial need. |
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| Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act |
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| Provides workers' compensation to specified employees of private maritime employers. |
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| An individual responsible for investigating and resolving workers' complaints against the employer or insurance company that is denying the benefits. |
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| vocational rehabilitation |
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| Used to return an injured worker to some sort of suitable, gainful employment that he or she can reasonbly achieve. |
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| A type of insurance regulated by state laws that pays medical expenses and partial loss of wages for workers who are injured on the job or become ill as a result of job-related circumstances. |
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| The ill or injured employee's condition is such that it is impossible to return to work. |
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| permanent partial disability |
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| Prevents an individual from performing one or more occupational functions but does not impair his or her capability of performing less demanding employment. |
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| permanent total disability |
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| The employee's ablility to work at any occupation is totally and permanently lost. |
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| An individual is unable to work for a short time because of sickness or injury (excluding job-related illnesses or injuries). |
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| temporary partial disability |
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| An injury or illness impairs an employee's ability to work for a limited time. |
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| temporary total disability |
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| A worker's ability to perform his or her job responsibilities is totally lost but on a temporary basis. |
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