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MEDICAL CODING WORD LIST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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MEDICAL CODING WORD LISTQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
alphabetic index - ANSWER a content list for a reference work organized by the first letter of each entry
ICD-10-CM - ANSWER tenth revision of the ICD code set
insurance reimbursement - ANSWER the process of receiving payment from an insurance company for a
covered benefit
nomenclature - ANSWER an organized system of words for use in a particular field
tabular list - ANSWER a category grouping of items
International Classification of Diseases-10th Revision-Procedure Classification System (ICD-10-PCS) -
ANSWER a separate procedure code system in the ICD-10 clinical vocabulary system
procedure code - ANSWER a code assigned to a particular medical service or procedure
International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) - ANSWER an extension of the ICD for use in
classifying neoplasms
oncology - ANSWER the medical specialty that focuses on cancer
neoplasm - ANSWER an abnormal growth of cells that may or may not form a tumor (solid mass), and
may or may not be malignant (cancerous)
medical coding - ANSWER the process of assigning nomenclature codes to patient data obtained by
examining medical records
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