Which One of the Following Accurately Defines a Perpetuity

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following accurately defines a perpetuity?

• A)a limited number of equal payments paid in even time increments
• B)payments of equal amounts that are paid irregularly but indefinitely
• C)varying amounts that are paid at even intervals forever
• D)unending equal payments paid at equal time intervals
• E)unending equal payments paid at either equal or unequal time intervals

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Definitions:

Evaluation And Management Service

Medical services provided by healthcare providers to assess and manage a patient's health status typically involving history taking, examination, and medical decision making.

Downcoding

A practice of third-party payers in which the benefits code has been changed to a less complex or lower-cost procedure than was reported; another payer practice in which a reported evaluation & management service is reduced to a lower level based strictly on the diagnosis code reported.

Bundling

The practice of grouping together products or services for sale as a single combined unit, often offered at a reduced price compared to purchasing each item separately.

ICD-9-PCS

The International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Procedure Coding System; a medical classification system used in the United States for procedural codes.