When a Patient Is Having a Knee Replacement, a Code

question 72

True/False

When a patient is having a knee replacement, a code for the resection of a joint is not assigned and is coded to the joint replacement.

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Definitions:

Total Debt Service Ratio

A debt measure that financial institutions use to evaluate a borrower's ability to manage monthly payments and repay debts.

Gross Monthly Income

The total personal income earned per month before any deductions like taxes or social security contributions.

Compounded Semi-annually

Interest calculation method where interest is computed on the principal and also on the interest from previous six-month periods, applied twice a year.

Amortized

The process of paying off a debt over time in regular installments of interest and principal sufficient to repay the loan in full by its maturity date.