Medical Office Concepts CH 7 HW (100% Solved )

The Pathology and Laboratory section of procedure codes should fall within which range of codes? - ANS Which type of fee is determined by what physicians with similar training and experience in certain geographic location typically charge for a procedure? - ANS Customary ________ payment is made by the insurance carrier after the patient has received medical services. - ANS Fee-for-services Patient John Parks had a CBC and a PFT performed. Which type of insurance will cover the services? - ANS Basic Codes used for the diagnosis of external causes, such as poisonings and injuries, are known as: - ANS E codes Which type of fee is approved by the insurance carrier for a difficult or complicated service? - ANS Reasonable According to contract law, when a physician agrees to treat a patient who is seeking medical services, there is a(n) ____________ contract between the two. - ANS Unwritten The oldest form of managed care is: - ANS HMO A(n) __________________ is a stated amount an insured must pay for an insurance policy. - ANS Premium How many coding systems are used to keep track of the many thousands of possible diagnoses and of procedures and services by the physicians, and to simplify the process of verifying the medical necessity of each procedure? - ANS Two Which type of fee is a charge for a certain procedure? - ANS Usual Whic