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b. Medicare Advisory Contractor
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c. Medicaid Administrative Contractor
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b. Prior to providing a service or item to a beneficiary.
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beneficiary
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b. Evaluation and management principles
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c. Documentation guidelines
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Local Coverage Determinations are administered by whom?
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c. State Law
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lymphatic system?
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b. Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, thymus gland, pancreas
c. Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, tonsils, liver
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d. Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, bone marrow, kidneys - Answer a. Lymph
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The term hemic specifically refers to what bodily fluid?
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c. Technique using magnetism, radio waves and a computer to produce images
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Which of the following characterizes the disorder dystonia?
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What is the ICD-10-CM code for eyestrain?
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What ICD-10-CM code is reported for a patient who is a habitual abuser of
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cannabis?
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a. F12.159
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ordered and the patient is admitted with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). What
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a. I67.89
b. R53.1, R47.01
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c. I63.50
d. I63.9 - Answer d.
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final diagnosis and the patient is transferred for rehabilitation. What ICD-10-CM
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a. I67.89, I69.959, I69.920
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b. I65.319
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c. I67.89, I69.954, R47.01
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NEC/cerebral arteries directing you to code I63.5-. Report I63.511 Cerebral infarct
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due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right middle cerebral artery. This patient
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Index for Sequelae (of)/infarction/cerebral/hemiplegia which directs the coder to
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I69.35-. Also look for Sequelae/infarction/cerebral/aphasia I69.320. Verify in the
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Tabular List I69.351 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction
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