CPC Certification
ABN - ANS Advanced Beneficiary Notice
APC - ANS Ambulatory Payment Classification
ARRA - ANS American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ASC - ANS Ambulatory Surgical Center
E/M - ANS Evaluation and Management
GPCI - ANS Geographic Practice Cost Index
LCD - ANS Local Coverage Determinations
MAC - ANS Medicare Administrative Contractor
NCD - ANS National Coverage Determination
OCR - ANS Office for Civil Rights
OIG - ANS Office of Inspector General
PFS - ANS Physician Fee Schedule
,PLI - ANS Professional Liability Insurance
RUC - ANS Relative Value Update Committee
RBRVS - ANS Resource Based Relative Value System
onych/o - ANS nail
phleb/o - ANS vein
-centesis - ANS puncture, tap
-desis - ANS binding, fusion
-tripsy - ANS crushing
arteries - ANS carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
veins - ANS Carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
NEC - ANS not elsewhere classifiable
NOS - ANS Not otherwise specified
,Brackets are used in tabular list to - ANS enclose synonyms, alternate wording, or explanatory phrases
brackets are used in the alphabetic index to - ANS indicate multiple codes are worried
parentheses are used to - ANS enclose supplementary words that may be present or absent in the
statement of a disease or procedure without affecting the code number to which it is assigned
code first - ANS used in categories not intended to be the principal diagnosis
combination code - ANS when a single code is used to classify two diagnoses
first trimester - ANS less than 14 weeks
second trimester - ANS 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
third trimester - ANS 28 weeks to delivery
burns are classified by - ANS depth, extent, agent
acute - ANS A condition with a rapid onset with a short course.
chronic - ANS a condition that develops slowly and persists over a period of time
excludes1 - ANS Note in the Tabular List to indicate the terms listed are to be reported with a code from
another category and are not to be reported with the current selected code
, excludes2 - ANS Note in the Tabular List to indicate the terms listed are to be reported from another
category and may be reported with the current selected code if both conditions exist.
sequela - ANS An inactive, residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or
illness has passed.
modifier 22 - ANS increased procedural services
modifier 23 - ANS unusual anesthesia
modifier 24 - ANS unrelated e/m by the same physician or other qualified healthcare professional during
a postoperative period
modifier 25 - ANS Significant Separately Identifiable E/M Service by the Same Physician on the Same Day
of the Procedure or Other Service
modifier 26 - ANS professional component
modifier 32 - ANS mandated services
modifier 47 - ANS anesthesia by surgeon
modifier 50 - ANS bilateral procedure
modifier 51 - ANS multiple procedures
modifier 52 - ANS reduced services
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