CPC Certification, AAPC CPC Exam Theory Study Set,
Chapter 2 AAPC CPC Questions, CPC-H Certification, CPC
AAPC GUIDE TERMS, CPC Certification, AAPC Official CPC
Certification Study Guide Notes
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
Chapter 2 AAPC CPC Questions, CPC-H Certification, CPC
AAPC GUIDE TERMS, CPC Certification, AAPC Official CPC
Certification Study Guide Notes
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
