Codes in the S Section of HCPCS Are Not Payable

question 19

True/False

Codes in the S section of HCPCS are not payable under Medicare payment policies.

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Definitions:

Translational Controls

Regulatory mechanisms in gene expression that control the rate and timing of protein synthesis from mRNA.

Ribosomes

Cellular structures where proteins are synthesized, reading mRNA sequences and assembling amino acids into proteins based on genetic instructions.

mRNA Molecules

Messenger RNA molecules that carry genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where they specify the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression.

Cytoplasm

The gel-like substance within a cell, excluding the nucleus, that contains organelles and is the site of most cellular processes.