_______________ensure(s) that claims are correctly coded before being sent to the insurance company, which reduces denials and increase payments to the practice.

Which of the following peripheral blood pictures is likely to be seen if elevated levels of GM-CSF persist in the bone marrow?

a. Monocytosis, neutropenia b. Neutrophilia, eosinophilia c. Monocytopenia, granulocytosis d. Granulocytosis, monocytosis

There an Excludes 2 note at the beginning of the Diseases of the Digestive System chapter. Which is NOT one of the conditions noted in the Excludes note?

a. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period b. Complications of pregnancy c. Circulatory disorders d. Endocrine diseases