1. HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating the great toe of the left foot. 2. See technology assessment (TA) .

Table that lists three- to five-digit code numbers with descriptions to identify classifications of drugs and other chemical substances for poisoning states and external causes of adverse effects (see Table T-1 ). It is found after the Alphabetical Index in Volume 2, Section 2 of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code book.

Series of three- to five-digit code numbers with descriptions for disease classifications listed in Volume 1 of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code book.

Type of retirement plan for an individual in which contributions are put into variable annuities or mutual funds to reach a specific level. Performance of investments may exceed or fall below the goals of the plan. Annual contributions are subject to the same rules as those for money purchase plans. When the employee retires, the funds may be paid in a lump sum or used to purchase an annuity.

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), representatives from all hospital departments plus legal counsel formed to assist in HIPAA compliance.

Amount of money charged on an individual’s property or activity for the support of state or federal government (e.g., income tax, sales tax, school tax, state tax, use tax).
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To assess or determine judiciously the amount of levy for the support of certain government functions for public purposes. Also, a charge or burden usually pecuniary, laid upon persons or property for public purposes; a forced contribution of wealth to meet and public needs of a government.

State programs under which funds collected by the state through certain health care–related taxes and provider-related donations were used to effectively increase the amount of federal Medicaid reimbursement without a comparable increase in state Medicaid funding or provider payment levels.