Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Life care planners regularly utilize medical coding systems and medical databases in their work. The goal of this article is to provide life care planners with procedural guidance in developing a cost/ charge scenario to project the cost of future hospitalizations, procedures, and surgeries that may be included in a life care plan. The basic components of cost/charge scenarios illustrate this process. Medical coding systems and various medical databases that a life care planner can utilize are discussed. The descriptions of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes noted in this article are simplified due to American Medical Association (AMA) copyright terms. An appendix to the article is provided for step-by-step instructions to obtain inpatient and outpatient facility charges utilizing one of the medical database options.
Source: Journal of Life Care Planning
DOI: 10.70385/001c.151621
Author: Ann Maniha
Language: English
Subfield: Health Information Management
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4416839640
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