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Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) - ANSWER advance beneficiary notice (ABN) written notice signed by a patient to document that the patient was made aware that a procedure or service to be completed may not be payable th ...

Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) - ANSWER advance beneficiary notice (ABN) written notice signed by a patient to document that the patient was made aware that a procedure or service to be completed may not be payable through Medicare advance life support (ALS) - ANSWER advanced life support (ALS) specialized life support services and or supplies used when treating a patient basic life support (BLS) - ANSWER basic life support (BLS) services provided for life support that include, but are not limited to, the control of bleeding, immobilization of fractures, treatment of shock, delivering babies, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) - ANSWER certificate of medical necessity (CMN) a document used to record the justification for the medical necessity of procedures, equipment, and services durable medical equipment (DME) - ANSWER durable medical equipment (DME) medical equipment used in a patient's home repeatedly for a specific medical purpose durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) - ANSWER durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies repeatedly used by patients for a specific medical purpose enteral - ANSWER enteral route of administration involving the gastrointestinal tract Health Care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) - ANSWER Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) a coding classification system that consists of CPT (Level I codes) and national codes (Level II codes) Level II codes - ANSWER Level II codes that are used to bill for services and procedures that are not found in the main body of CPT codes National Drug Code (NDC) - ANSWER National Drug Code (NDC) an eleven-digit number that identifies the manufacturer, the product, and the package size of drugs parenteral - ANSWER administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection) biofeedback - ANSWER biofeedback deals with the physiological responses and teaches the patient how to control these responses dialysis - ANSWER dialysis a process of taking waste from the blood when the kidneys are not functioning properly to allow the body to do this on its own end-stage renal disease (ESRD) - ANSWER end-stage renal disease (ESRD) where the kidneys are not able to filter properly and function at 10% or less of their normal capacity; also known as kidney failure gonioscope - ANSWER gonioscope a type of scope that examines the eye for signs of glaucoma hemodialysis - ANSWER hemodialysis removes waste from the blood but involves a continuous movement of blood from the body to a hemodialyzer for filtering, and then the clean blood is returned to the patient's bloodstream hemoperfusion - ANSWER hemoperfusion procedure where toxins are removed from the blood by perfusion of the blood through activated charcoal or resin and then transfusion of the blood back into the patient hypnotherapy - ANSWER hypnotherapy a type of psychotherapy that alters the state of consciousness to heighten awareness and opens the patient up to suggestions that may alter the patient's thoughts or behavior immune globulin - ANSWER immune globulin functions as an antibody for a short period of time narcosynthesis - ANSWER narcosynthesis a form of psychiatry that involves the administering of an intravenous drug that allows the patient to release thoughts that might be suppressed or repressed opthtalmologist - ANSWER ophthalmologist a doctor who specializes in treatment of the diseases and disorders of the eye ophthalmology - ANSWER ophthalmology the study of diseases and disorders of the eye optometrist - ANSWER optometrist not a medical doctor and cannot prescribe medication, but is able to prescribe corrective lenses perepheral arterial disease (PAD) rehabilitation - ANSWER peripheral arterial disease rehabilitation (PAD) monitored exercise program that is performed in sessions until symptoms of the disease lessen peritoneal dialysis - ANSWER peritoneal dialysis another form of cleaning the waste from the bloodstream, but instead of using a machine to filter the blood, the peritoneal membrane is used as the filter psychiatrist - ANSWER psychiatrist the medical doctor who administers treatment for patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders psychiatry - ANSWER psychiatry branch of medicine that deals with mental disorders, which include emotional and behavioral disorders psychoanalysis - ANSWER psychoanalysis form of psychotherapy in which the patient's unconscious thoughts are recognized and analyzed refractor - ANSWER refractor a machine that contains a large series of lenses, which are changed quickly during an examination as the patient views an eye chart serial tonometry - ANSWER serial tonometry a procedure that measures pressure over the course of the day spirometry testing - ANSWER spirometry testing measures lung capacity tonography - ANSWER tonography a way to determine if a patient has glaucoma by measuring intraocular pressure vaccine - ANSWER vaccine a dead microorganism that is administered for prevention or treatment of a disease analyte - ANSWER analyte the substance being tested bilirubin - ANSWER nalyte the substance being tested cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) - ANSWER cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) the designation system of dysplasia from mild to severe coagulation - ANSWER coagulation the clotting of blood cytogenetic - ANSWER cytogenetic study of heredity or genes at the cellular level cytopathology - ANSWER cytopathology the study of cells, especially in the disease process drug assays - ANSWER drug assay a test that measures as well as identifies a substance hematology - ANSWER hematology the study of blood immunology - ANSWER immunology the study of the immune system jaundice - ANSWER jaundice too much bilirubin in the bloodstream microbiology - ANSWER microbiology the study of microorganisms panel tests - ANSWER panel test one CPT code that encompasses a group, or panel, of tests qualitative tests - ANSWER qualitative test a test in which the nature or presence of a substance is determined quantitative tests - ANSWER qualitative test a test in which the nature or presence of a substance is determined transdermal transfusion - ANSWER transdermal through the skin transfusion the introduction directly into the bloodstream of whole blood or blood components ABBREVIATIONS - ANSWER Abbreviations Barb - ANSWER barbiturate Ca - ANSWER Calcium CBC - ANSWER complete blood count CIN - ANSWER cervical intraepithelial neoplasia FBS - ANSWER fasting blood sugar Gu - ANSWER guiac Hct - ANSWER hematocrit Hgb - ANSWER hemoglobin K - ANSWER potassium Li - ANSWER lithium Mg - ANSWER magnesium mg - ANSWER milligram O2 - ANSWER oxygen U/A - ANSWER urinalysis WBC - ANSWER white blood count abduction - ANSWER abduction to move away from the body adduction - ANSWER abduction to move away from the body A-mode technique - ANSWER A-mode technique one-dimensional measurement angiography - ANSWER angiography use of contrast so imaging of the vessels is possible anteroposterior - ANSWER angiography use of contrast so imaging of the vessels is possible aortography - ANSWER angiography use of contrast so imaging of the vessels is possible arteriography - ANSWER arteriography use of contrast to allow for imaging of the arteries arthrography - ANSWER rteriography use of contrast to allow for imaging of the arteries axial - ANSWER axial referencing the axis of a structure or part of the body bone density test - ANSWER bone density test used to determine the presence of osteoporosis by looking at the mass or density of bone brachyterapy - ANSWER brachytherapy an internal radiation therapy that is used to treat tissue B-scan - ANSWER B-scan a two-dimensional image cineradiography - ANSWER cineradiography type of X-ray that films at a high speed to take a series of images of motion in an organ or system complete study - ANSWER cineradiography type of X-ray that films at a high speed to take a series of images of motion in an organ or system computed axial tomography (CT, CAT) - ANSWER cineradiography type of X-ray that films at a high speed to take a series of images of motion in an organ or system decubitus - ANSWER decubitus a position assumed in lying down diagnostic radiology - ANSWER diagnostic radiology a procedure or service rendered when assessing a disease for a more definitive diagnosis as well as its progression or remission Doppler - ANSWER Doppler frequency change in sound, light, or radio waves given off by a source as it moves toward or away from the observer dosimetry - ANSWER dosimetry scientific determination of the rate, amount, and dose of radiation to be administered dual photon absorptiometry - ANSWER dual photon absorptiometry a type of noninvasive bone density test in which low doses of radiation are beamed through the bone and a computer evaluates the amount that was absorbed echocardiography - ANSWER dual photon absorptiometry a type of noninvasive bone density test in which low doses of radiation are beamed through the bone and a computer evaluates the amount that was absorbed endovascular repair - ANSWER dual photon absorptiometry a type of noninvasive bone density test in which low doses of radiation are beamed through the bone and a computer evaluates the amount that was absorbed eversion - ANSWER eversion turning outward extension - ANSWER eversion turning outward fluoroscopy - ANSWER eversion turning outward follow-up/repeat study - ANSWER eversion turning outward hyperthermia - ANSWER hypnotherapy a type of psychotherapy that alters the state of consciousness to heighten awareness and opens the patient up to suggestions that may alter the patient's thoughts or behavior intravascular ultrasound - ANSWER intravascular ultrasound procedure that involves an ultrasound being done inside a vessel, which has been treated for an obstruction in a separate session inversion - ANSWER intravascular ultrasound procedure that involves an ultrasound being done inside a vessel, which has been treated for an obstruction in a separate session isodose - ANSWER intravascular ultrasound procedure that involves an ultrasound being done inside a vessel, which has been treated for an obstruction in a separate session lateral - ANSWER intravascular ultrasound procedure that involves an ultrasound being done inside a vessel, which has been treated for an obstruction in a separate session limited study - ANSWER limited study a partial scan or examination of a body area or quadrant lymphangiography - ANSWER lymphangiography examination of the lymphatic system after contrast material has been injected magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - ANSWER lymphangiography examination of the lymphatic system after contrast material has been injected mamography - ANSWER mammography a process used to examine soft breast tissue for benign or malignant growths M-mode technique - ANSWER mammography a process used to examine soft breast tissue for benign or malignant growths nuclear medicine - ANSWER mammography a process used to examine soft breast tissue for benign or malignant growths oblique - ANSWER mammography a process used to examine soft breast tissue for benign or malignant growths port - ANSWER mammography a process used to examine soft breast tissue for benign or malignant growths positron emission tomography (PET) - ANSWER mammography a process used to examine soft breast tissue for benign or malignant growths posteroanterior - ANSWER mammography a process used to examine soft breast tissue for benign or malignant growths prone - ANSWER mammography a process used to examine soft breast tissue for benign or malignant growths proton beam treatment - ANSWER proton beam treatment used in treating malignancies by using a higher dose of radiation on tumors, but at the same time does not exceed the radiation tolerance of normal healthy tissue pulmonary profusion imaging - ANSWER pulmonary profusion imaging the imaging of localized radioactive particles and the proportional blood flow, which maps the lung perfusion; injected radioactive macroaggregated albumin particles allow a camera to take the images of particles too big to pass through pulmonary capillary beds radiologic technician - ANSWER pulmonary profusion imaging the imaging of localized radioactive particles and the proportional blood flow, which maps the lung perfusion; injected radioactive macroaggregated albumin particles allow a camera to take the images of particles too big to pass through pulmonary capillary beds