According to Medicare, if it is possible that scheduled tests, services, or procedures may be found medically unnecessary, the patient must sign an advance beneficiary notice, which __________
a. acknowledges the patient's responsibility for payment if Medicare denies the claim
b. ensures that the provider will receive reimbursement from another third-party payer
c. guarantees that Medicare will deny payment for the claim, and the patient must pay
d. improves the chances that Medicare will approve the submitted claim for payment
a
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________ means that the condition excluded from the diagnosis is not part of the condition represented by the code, but the patient may have both conditions at the same time
a. Excludes2 b. Excludes1 c. Code Also d. See Also
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The layer of tissue that lines the inside of the chest cavity is called the:
A. visceral pleura. B. pulmonary pleura. C. parietal pleura.
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