HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating a specific vessel (right coronary artery) in a stent placement, balloon angioplasty, and/or atherectomy.
Tag: MEDICAL
RD
HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating drug given to beneficiary but not administered “incident-to.”
Readabililty standards
Required criteria that insurance policies contain basic easy-to-understand English so that the average consumer can comprehend the meaning. A formula is used to determine the level of readability.
Readmission review
Review of patients readmitted to a hospital within 7 days with problems related to the first admission, to determine whether the first discharge was premature and/or the second admission is medically necessary.
Real mother
See: birth mother and biological mother .
Real time
1. Insurance claim processing that occurs immediately as opposed to batch processing (e.g., electronic claims transmission). 2. Immediate imaging to show movements.
Real-wage differential
Difference between the percentage increases before rounding in the average annual wage in covered employment and the average annual consumer price index (CPI).
Reasonable accommodation
In workers’ compensation cases, any job adjustment or work environment modification that assists a disabled employee to perform essential job duties.
Reasonable and customary
See: usual, customary, and reasonable (UCR) .
Reasonable care
See: Due Care.