Billing and Coding Chap 3

Alphanumeric

a code consisting of both numbers and letters

Official Guidelines

a listing of rules and regulations instructing how to use a specific code set accurately

Notations

alerts and warnings that support more accurate use of codes in a specific code set

Linking

confirming medical necessity by pairing at least one diagnosis code to at least one procedure code

Symbols

marks, similar to emojis, that provide additional direction to use codes correctly and accurately

Alphabetic index

the section of a code book showing codes, from A to Z, by short code descriptions

Main section

the section of the CPT code book listing all of the codes in numeric order

Tabular list

the section of the ICD-10-CM code book listing all of the codes in alphanumeric order

Tables

the section of the ICD-10-PCS code book listing all of the codes in alphanumeric order based on the first three characters of the code

Coding Process

the sequence of actions required to interpret physician documentation into codes that accurately report what occurred during a specific encounter