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English translation: Code K or KC

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French term or phrase:	coefficient k ou kc
English translation:	Code K or KC
Entered by:	Michelle De Saintfuscien

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23:28 Jan 5, 2012

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French term or phrase: coefficient k ou kc

Context: health insurance contract

Hospitalisation
Les frais suivants sont garantis s'ils portent sur :
- l'hospitalisation médicale en établissement public ou privé,
- l'hospitalisation et l'intervention chirurgicales. Les actes dispensés sous anesthésie générale ou concernant la chirurgie des traumatismes et ceux dont le *coefficient k ou kc* est égal ou supérieur à quinze sont réputés actes de chirurgie

Can I translate *coefficient k ou kc* literally as "k or kc coefficient". Does anyone know if this term is used in surgery in English?

Michelle De Saintfuscien KudoZ activity Questions: 65 (none open) (3 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 52 France
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Code K or KC

Explanation:
"Coefficient k ou kc" refers to French medical insurance coding. K and KC often refer to surgical operations, but they may also refer to other specialized procedures ("actes spécialisés"). See page 4 in this insurance coding guide: http://www.snude.org/public/4_les_archives/5_la_ngap/NGAP.pd...

Also, someone has already answered a similar question in the Kudoz forum. See:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/medical:_health_...

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Note added at 55 mins (2012-01-06 00:24:21 GMT)
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Just a note to respond to Tony M's comment above: doctors and other medical professionals must enter these insurance codes in their billing so as to keep accurate records for the government and health insurance agencies. Similar coding requirements are in effect in both Britain and America, so I don't think Michelle's target audience would need any further explanation for this term.

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Thanks hec for this helpful answer. Thanks also to Tony for being first to point me in the right direction.
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Code K or KC

hec2109

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Calcium and potassium

Kelly Harrison

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Context for meaning?

Nikki Scott-Despaigne

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Calcium and potassium

Explanation:
Just a guess, I know K is potassium but C I am not sure about, I'll let you do the research :o)

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Note added at 29 mins (2012-01-05 23:58:06 GMT)
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Oh yes quite I suppose I "speedread" a little there!

Kelly Harrison
Local time: 18:15
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Code K or KC

hec2109
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Thanks hec for this helpful answer. Thanks also to Tony for being first to point me in the right direction.

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Reference: Context for meaning?

Reference information:
http://www.mediam.ext.cnamts.fr/ameli/cons/CIRCC/CC0107/0107...

http://www.cipres.fr/extranet/courtiers/pdf/PPEI/CG_PPEI_san...

Hospitalisation

Les frais suivants sont garantis s'ils portent sur :
- l'hospitalisation médicale en établissement public ou privé,
- l'hospitalisation et l'intervention chirurgicales. Les actes dispensés sous anesthésie générale ou concernant la chirurgie des traumatismes et ceux dont le coefficient k ou kc est égal ou supérieur à quinze sont réputés actes de chirurgie,
- les frais médicaux et paramédicaux annexes effectués dans le cadre d'une hospitalisation,
- le transfert du malade.
Le transport est couvert, en cas d'hospitalisation entre la résidence du malade ou le lieu de l'accident et l'établissement hospitalier le plus proche situé dans le même pays.
Il est également couvert si l'état du malade nécessite son transfert ultérieur de l'établissement d'accueil vers un autre établissement le plus proche à l’intérieur du même pays.
Pour toute hospitalisation, une autorisation préalable de l'assureur est requise.

http://www.ccomptes.fr/fr/CRC05/documents/ROD/BOR200643.pdf

Activité des plateaux médico techniques
Tous les indicateurs d'activité des plateaux techniques ont substantiellement progressé. Ainsi, le nombre d'interventions au bloc chirurgical a crû de 48 % entre 1999 et 2004, passant de 313 652 à 463 613, et le nombre d'accouchements a, lui aussi, augmenté.
La valeur du coefficient KC moyen a été, toutes disciplines chirurgicales confondues, en augmentation régulière de manière significative : 81,65 en 2002, puis 88,19 en 2003 et 88,53 en 2004.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
France
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English

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Asker: thanks for that Nikki!

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