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| Symbol that is placed in front of the code to identify new codes. |
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| indicates that the description for the code has been changed or modified since the previous edition. |
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| Right/Left Triangle symbol |
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| indicates the beginning and the end of the text changes. |
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| Procedures that are considered unusual, experimental or new and do not have a specific code number assigned. |
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| Placed in front of a code to indicate an add-on-code. |
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| Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) |
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| A coding system developed by the American Medical Association (AMA) to convert widely accepted uniform descriptions of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services rendered by health care providers. |
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| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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| responsible for the safety of food and drugs in America. |
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| Located near the back of the CPT manual; lists all modifiers with complete explanations for use. |
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| CPT codes approved by the FDA and representing widely used services and procedures. |
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| a cross-reference term within the index of the CPT manual used to direct the coder to another term or other terms. It indicates that the correct code will be found. |
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| Attention to an acute illness or injury resulting in admission to a hospital. |
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| The care of critically ill patients in medical emergencies that requires the constant attendance of the physician. |
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| includes those services rendered by a physician whose opinion or advise is requested by another physician or agency concerning the evaluation and/or treatment of a patient;this is not the attending physician. |
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| the provision of simular services(e.g.; hospital visits)to the same patient by more thanone physician on the same day. |
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| A patient who has received face-to-face professional services from the physician or another physician of the same speciailty in the same group within the past three years. |
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| A patient who has not received face-to-face professional services from the physician or another physician of the same speciailty in the same group within the past three years. |
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| a face-to-face encounter between a physician's private office to allow for primary management of all patient health care records. |
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| added to codes to supply more specific information about the services provided. |
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| A patient who receives services in an ambbulatory health care status. |
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| Services that are provided by the physician in the emergency department for unplanned patient encounters; no disstinction is made between new and established patients who are seen in the Emergency Department. |
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| one who has been formally admitted to a health care facility. |
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| The history, examination, and medical decision-making complexity of an E/M service. |
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| the transfer of the total or specific portion of care of a patient from one physician to another that does not constitute a consultation. |
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| The physician with the primary responsibility for care of the patient. |
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| attention-ddeficit/hyperactivity disorder |
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| automated external defibrillator |
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| benign prostastic hyperplasia |
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| Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act |
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| Physician's Desk Reference |
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| pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation. |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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| temperature, pulse, respiration |
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| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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| insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
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