This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: A payer practice in which a reported evaluation and management service is reduced to a lower level ... (Read 112 times)

vinney12

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 586
A payer practice in which a reported evaluation and management service is reduced to a lower level based strictly on the diagnosis code reported is known as:
 A) upcoding
  B) bundling
  C) downcoding
  D) unbundling

Question 2

Upcoding can result in:
 A) increased revenue to the practice
  B) capturing all related procedures and diagnoses for the patient visit
  C) serious fines and penalties
  D) none of the above



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

anoriega3

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C




vinney12

  • Member
  • Posts: 586
Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
:D TYSM


softEldritch

  • Member
  • Posts: 334
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

Did you know?

As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.

Did you know?

According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world. Women are most affected (18%), followed by children of both sexes (10%), and men (6%).

Did you know?

Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.

Did you know?

Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.

Did you know?

Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library