The "Extra" Codes in ICD-9 That Tell the Third-Party Payer

question 62

Multiple Choice

The "extra" codes in ICD-9 that tell the third-party payer how an illness or injury came about are known as ____.

• A) Dx codes
• B) V codes
• C) E codes
• D) E/M codes
• E) DRG codes

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Definitions:

Stock Index Futures

Contracts mandating the sale and purchase of a specified stock index at an agreed-upon price and date in the future by the seller and buyer, respectively.

Stock Index Futures

Futures contracts where the underlying asset is a stock market index, used for speculation or hedging against market movements.

Multiplier

In economics and finance, a factor that quantifies the impact of an increase in spending or investment on the overall income or output of an economy, often used to measure the effects of fiscal policy.

Dollars

The official currency of the United States, used as a standard monetary unit.