NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
HEALTH INFORMATICS
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Question
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
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International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
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Current Pathology Terminology (CPT)
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is a medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physicians, health insurance companies and accreditation organizations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Current Procedural Terminology, more commonly known as CPT®, refers to a set of medical codes used by physicians, allied health professionals, nonphysician practitioners, hospitals, outpatient facilities, and laboratories to describe the procedures and services they perform.
Detailed explanation-3: -The codes for surgery, for example, are 10021 through 69990. In the CPT codebook, these codes are listed in mostly numerical order, except for the codes for Evaluation and Management.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) system, developed by the American Medical Association (AMA), is used for just these purposes.