Your have responded for a 34-year-old male patient who is lethargic and febrile. He has pus weeping from a small gray-colored lesion on his scrotum and a foul odor in the area. You should suspect which of the following?

Incorrect diagnostic coding may do all of the following except:

A) impede the office's ability to get paid by the insurance carrier. B) adversely affect the patient's ability to obtain health insurance coverage in the future. C) allow the office to get paid in a timely manner. D) require the office to complete another CMS-1500 claim form with correct diagnosis codes.

What type of product requires a DEA number?

a. All prescriptions b. Prescriptions for controlled drugs c. Prescriptions for medical devices d. DEA numbers are no longer used.