All of the Following Claims Can Be Appealed by Telephone

question 82

Multiple Choice

All of the following claims can be appealed by telephone EXCEPT those in which:

• A) a modifier was used to indicate multiple procedures that the carrier bundled.
• B) the claim was considered not medically necessary.
• C) the carrier requested information from the patient that was not received.
• D) the patient had a routine service covered by the policy.

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Definitions:

Christopher Columbus

An Italian explorer sponsored by Spain, whose 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean led to the widespread awareness of the Americas in the Old World.

Ferdinand

Refers to various historical figures, the most renowned being Ferdinand II of Aragon, who, alongside Queen Isabella of Castile, financed Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage, leading to the European discovery of the New World.

Selling

The process of transferring goods or services from one party to another in exchange for money or other compensation.

Treaty of Tordesillas

An agreement in 1494 between Portugal and Spain, dividing the newly discovered lands outside Europe between them along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands.