Clinical Background. Prothrombin, or factor II, is the precursor of thrombin; as such, it plays a key role in the balance between procoagulation and anticoagulation. A prothrombin genetic variant known as 20210G A is associated with elevated levels of prothrombin and with thrombophilia.
HCPCS are codes generated by the federal government to describe procedures that have special significance to either the Medicaid or Medicare programs. There is some overlap between CPT codes and HCPCS. This is because level 1 HCPCS codes are, in fact, CPT codes. Level 2 HCPCS codes are unique codes that, for us, begin with a 'V' or a 'W'. There also exists a level 3 series of codes that I will address below.
The primary difference between CPTC and CPTE is really best explained with CPTC equipping the pentester with commercial business consultancy expertise. What we mean is that CPTC trains the professional to be a Consultant â hence the last C in the CPTC title: Consultancy. This cert drills into the business of security â i.e. the course and training takes a good look at generating RFPs, Authorization, Security Policy Reviews and Compliance issues etc.