Before Placing a Code on a Claim, What Must a Professional

question 39

Multiple Choice

Before placing a code on a claim, what must a professional coding specialist make certain he or she has?

• A) An Internet connection
• B) A hospital affiliated with the procedure
• C) Supporting documentation
• D) A notarized testimony from the patient

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Definitions:

Organizational Goals

The strategic objectives that a company aims to achieve, which guide its operations and direction.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.

Standard Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped distribution with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, used as a reference in statistical analysis.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped distribution where data is symmetrically distributed around the mean, with most values clustering around a central region.