The hospital outpatient prospective payment system for Medicare applies to all of the following EXCEPT: A....
The hospital outpatient prospective payment system for Medicare applies to all of the following EXCEPT:
| A. |
Facility reimbursement for outpatient clinic visits |
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| B. |
Facility reimbursement for emergency room visits |
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| C. |
Facility reimbursement for hospital outpatient surgery |
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| D. |
Physician reimbursement for observation services |
Julia is an 80-year-old female with osteoporosis. She presents to the emergency room complaining of severe back pain. X-ray interpretation shows pathological compression fractures of several vertebrae. Which diagnosis would the coder assign as first-listed (Primary) for the x-ray interpretation?
| A. |
Osteoporosis |
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| B. |
Severe back pain |
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| C. |
Traumatic fracture of the spine |
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| D. |
Pathological compression fractures |
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