The nurse is caring for a female client who is 32 years old who comes into the clinic complaining of a wound that is not healing and muscle weakness, on assessment the nurse notes: thinning of the skin, truncal obesity, a “moon face”, and acne.  The client medication history include corticosteroids.  The nurse suspects the client is experiencing which endocrine disorder? 

In which of the following types of insurance does the subscriber belong to both an HMO and an additional out-of-network plan?

What problems with CPT codes may cause insurance claims to be rejected?

What coding system is used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for services and equipment that are not usually covered by ordinary health insurance?

For ICD-10 codes, the instruction “code first” tells the coder to use another code as the first code because it identifies the underlying cause or condition.

In the ICD-10 code M84.50xA, what is the function of the “x”?

What is the term for the amount of money that must be paid each year for services before the insurance company begins to pick up the payments?

What is the physician’s interpretation of the patient’s condition is recorded in POR progress notes under?

What insurance plan provides care for low-income individuals and children?

While administering routine medications to a client at 1200 hours, the nurse realizes they have made a medication error. What is the nurse’s first action?