Which of the Following Statements About Surgical Coding for the Musculoskeletal

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about surgical coding for the musculoskeletal system is not true?

• A) Fracture repair assumes and includes cast application.
• B) If a diagnostic procedure becomes a therapeutic procedure, only the therapeutic procedure is coded.
• C) Cast application is coded only when the physician applying the cast did not initially treat the fracture.
• D) A fracture treatment is closed unless stated otherwise.
• E) Musculoskeletal subheadings begin with the foot and toes and work their way up to the head.

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Definitions:

Mortgagees

Banks or other financial institutions that lend money to borrowers (mortgagors) for the purchase of property, holding a lien on the property as security for the repayment of the loan.

Security Interest

A security interest is a legal right granted by a debtor to a creditor over the debtor's property to secure the repayment of a debt.

Financing Statement

A document filed to indicate a security interest in personal property, used to publicize a creditor's right to possible repossession of goods.

Perfection

In legal finance, it refers to the process of securing a lien or interest in a borrower's collateral, making it legally enforceable against third parties.