Medical Billing Flashcards
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| 12617796649 | Cautery | Is an instrument used for cauterizing | 0 | |
| 12617798058 | Close off dates | list of dates for the year that show end of payment periods and when claims need to be submitted by. | 1 | |
| 12617804477 | Consultation | This is the process of formally consulting and discussing. | 2 | |
| 12617824048 | Continuing care | care for an individual care of clients in their own home. | 3 | |
| 12617825961 | Cosmetic surgery | reconstruction of the face and body. | 4 | |
| 12617827642 | Counselling | assistance and guidance psychological and social problems | 5 | |
| 12617829888 | Cryotherapy | External therapeutic application of cold | 6 | |
| 12617832779 | Diagnostic coding | clinical coding, coding translation to illness, disease and injuries. | 7 | |
| 12617837439 | Differentail Billing | No referred patients/patients have to pay the specialist fee | 8 | |
| 12617840376 | Duplicate submission | Billing MSP for the same thing. It may be for two or more visits in the same day or for multiple services performed at the same time under the same fee item. | 9 | |
| 12617850019 | Explanatory code | MSP may reject or refuse payment on a submitted claim and the code accompanies the rejection and provides reason | 10 | |
| 12617853575 | Fee code | codes used in MSP billing | 11 | |
| 12617854947 | Form 11 | subsequent treatment and condition form | 12 | |
| 12617856004 | Form 8 | initial/ first treatment form | 13 | |
| 12617857098 | Local anesthetics | An anesthetic that affects a restricted area of the body | 14 | |
| 12617860120 | No charge referral | Gp referral to specialist. Transmitted to MSP with other invoices. | 15 | |
| 12617863781 | Non-referral patients | patients that have not been referred to a specialist - differential billing | 16 | |
| 12617866178 | Plaster cast | Cast used for broken bones | 17 | |
| 12617866803 | reciprocal billing | All provinces have agreed to pay for insured services for residents (except Quebec) | 18 | |
| 12617869333 | Referral | If a patient needs another consult after 6 months. | 19 | |
| 12617871912 | Remittance statement | This is a payment report of all processed and rejected claims. | 20 | |
| 12617873087 | suture material | Suture thread. | 21 | |
| 12617874344 | Third party | A person or party that is not involved in the patients care and treatment. ex. lawyer | 22 | |
| 12617876345 | Tray fees | Fee claim for supplies used in procedures: mini, minor and major | 23 | |
| 12617879516 | Incentive Payments | Pay for performance; motive for employees | 24 | |
| 12617880645 | MSC | Medical service commission payment schedule | 25 | |
| 12617881546 | HTN | Hypertension; high blood pressure | 26 | |
| 12617882631 | NAD | no abnormality discovered | 27 | |
| 12617885273 | BCMA | British Columbia Medical Association | 28 | |
| 12617885638 | CPX | complete physical exam | 29 | |
| 12617885639 | GP | general practitioner | 30 | |
| 12617886150 | ICBC | Insurance corporation of British Columbia | 31 | |
| 12617893332 | ICD | international classification of diseases | 32 | |
| 12617893333 | MSP | Medical Services Plan | 33 | |
| 12617894594 | MVA | motor vehicle accident | 34 | |
| 12617896219 | PHN | personal health number; 10 digits | 35 | |
| 12617898234 | WSBC | Work Safe BC | 36 | |
| 12617900123 | WSBC to know | codes: fee codes, diagnostic codes, location of injury and nature of injury Fee: one for the visit and the form Submit by: 3 days | 37 | |
| 12617905943 | MSP | Codes: fee codes and diagnostic codes Fee: one for the visit submit by: 3 months | 38 | |
| 12617910355 | What is the max time limit for submitting a new claim? | 90 days | 39 |