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the translation of medical terms for diagnosis and procedures into code numbers selected for standardized code set
medical coding
a description of the patient's symptoms
chief complaint
the origin or cause of a disorder
etilogy
a medical condition that existed prior to new health insurance coverage
pre-existing condition
the determination of the nature of a disease, injury, or defect
diagnosis
a publication that lists diseases and injuries with three digit codes
ICD-9-CM
these are used as the primary code
V codes
are used to classify environmental causes of injury
E codes
the most commonly used system of procedure codes
CPT
these indicate that a procedure was different from the standard description
modifiers
used to report procedures/ services provided to medicare patients
HCPCS
an act of deception used to take advantage of another person or entity
fraud
a loss of feeling or sensation
anesthesia
the use of extreme cold to destroy unwanted tissue
cryosurgery
electric current is used to destroy unwanted tissue
electrocauterization
surgical stitches used to close a wound
suture materials
nail removal
onychectomy
applied directly to the skin
topical
a small glass bottle with a self- sealing rubber stopper
vial
a collection of pus
abscess
a jagged, open wounfd in the skin
laceration
a surgical wound made by cutting into body tissue
incision
an area used during surgical asepsis or a sterile technique that is free from all microorganisms
sterile field
a movable stainless steel instrument tray on a stand; often used to set up a sterile field
Mayo stand
a sterile solution often used as an anesthetic
epinephrine
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Med Terms week #3
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Medical Terminology
Updated
2010-08-17T22:40:43Z
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