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What does excludes 1 mean?
excludes 1 means that two conditions cannot exist together TERM 2
What do you call a neoplasm that has spread
(metastasized) to an additional body site?
DEFINITION 2 In the Neoplasm Table this is classified as Secondary TERM 3
Encryption means...
DEFINITION 3 Encryption is the process of encoding information in such a way that only the person with a key can decode it TERM 4
What does NEC mean?
DEFINITION 4 Not Elsewhere Classified means that no code matches the exact situation TERM 5
What does NOC mean?
DEFINITION 5 Not Otherwise Specified means no other information is available for assigning the disease a more specific code
What is truncated coding?
truncated coding uses diagnoses that are not as specific as possible TERM 7
What is a mutually exclusive code?
DEFINITION 7 MEC are used to represent that two services could not have been performed on the same day of service. MEC codes are used during edits. TERM 8
What does re-sequenced mean?
DEFINITION 8 codes that have been reassigned to another sequence or section TERM 9
Give me examples of HCPCS level 2
modifiers
DEFINITION 9 NU - new equipment E1 - upper eyelid QC - single channel monitoring E4 - lower right eyelid TERM 10
Give me examples of CPT/HCPCS level 1
modifiers
DEFINITION 10 51 - multiple procedures 66 - surgical team 80 - assistant surgeon 62 - two surgeons
