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unspecified
not otherwise specified
it means not covered by the policy
AAPC is the largest provider of medical coding and medical billing certifications, trainings, books, etc in the US. The CPC exam is the most popular certification that a medical coder needs to have to remain in the hospital coding or office coding.
In medical coding, parentheses serve an important role in providing additional context and clarifying information. They are often used to enclose supplementary details that can impact the code assignment. For instance, within a medical coding course, you'll learn that parentheses may be used to specify laterality (left or right side), to indicate an unspecified code, or to include non-essential explanatory notes. Understanding how to interpret and apply parentheses in medical coding is crucial for accuracy in code selection and ensuring proper reimbursement for healthcare services.
Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems
Specified elsewhere is more of a billing and coding term. It means "found elsewhere in the coding manual."
Medical billing and medical coding are important to the operations of a hospital, doctor's office or any medical facility. They are part of the records and financial department and help to keep records of all patients, of procedures and take care of billing and insurance records.
ICD9 CM Code 300.00 - Anxiety state, unspecified.
CPC stands for certified professional coder. A CPC has studied and taken a test to demonstrate knowledge of medical coding.
They mean the same thing, healthcare billing and coding is just a bigger word for the career. So if you are entering college or applying for a job it is indeed the same thing.
MDM means medical decision making. In coding terms, it represents the complexity o the choices the clinician has to make among possible treatment and evaluation modalities.