The absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes is called

One type of E/M service may be provided at the request of another physician or appropriate source to either recommend care for a specific condition or problem or determine whether to accept responsibility for ongoing management of the patient’s entire care or for the care of a specific condition or problem.

The Alphabetic Index is divided into ________ categories.

In a parent/child code relationship, the shared content is repeated in each sequence of the code and description.

The term proximal means

The only use for medical coding is to submit claims to insurance companies for payment.

What is the importance of accurate ICD-10-CM coding?

ICD-10-CM went into effect on October 1, 2015?

Case Management is defined as a process by which a physician/QHP is responsible for the following: Directly caring for a patient Coordinating and managing access to health care services needed by the patient Initiating and/or supervising other health care services needed by the patient

At the patient’s request, Dr Smith spent 15 minutes on the telephone speaking with Roger about an electronic report that Dr Smith received from Roger’s insulin pump. Roger had complaints of fatigue and difficulty sleeping. Dr Smith reiterated his advice from his appointment eight days prior that Roger must monitor his blood sugar and not let the pump’s volume get too low. No appointments were made; however, Dr Smith advised Roger to inform him if his complaints persisted. The correct E/M code to report for Dr Smith is: