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Medical Coding Basics

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1. ante
5. (ex 311.56)
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Before
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

2. pseudo
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
False
Bursting forth blood

3. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Nose
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

4. Occipital Bone
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Vulva
Forms the back of the skull
Slow

5. Coccygeal
Lower Jawbone
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

6. Ethmoid Bone
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Enlargement
Moving backward
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

7. Thoracic
Vagina
Pain
Upper Back
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

8. -megaly
Enlargement
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Muscle
Turning Inward

9. Gangrene
Separation - Breakdown
Lower Back
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

10. -rrhea
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Discharge - Flow
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

11. Frontal Bone
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Epinephrine and Steriods
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

12. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Interior of the nose
Before
MM/DD/YY
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

13. -scopy
To view
Measure
Above
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

14. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
3 (ex 311)
To view
Ovary
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

15. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Milk
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
A change in the code description since the last edition.

16. -stomy
Middle of the body.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Opening

17. Zygoma
Cheek Bone
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Wrist bones
1. Column 1/ Column 2; identified unbundled codes.2. Mutually Exclusive Edits: Codes that are unlikely to be performed on the same patient in the same day.

18. What are bones connected together with?
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.
Fibrous bands of ligaments
All

19. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Discolored - flat lesion
Half

20. -lysis
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Neck Bones
Separation - Breakdown
Cartilage

21. -meter
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Sacrum
Half
Measure

22. Alopecia
5. (ex 311.56)
1996
Absence of hair
Gall bladder

23. Collagen
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Vulva
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

24. Adduction
Intestine
Discharge - Flow
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Movement toward the midline

25. -rrhaphy
Suture
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Tongue

26. -tomy
CMS
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.
To cut into
Cartilage

27. pneum/
Middle of the foot bone
Breast
Lung
Epinephrine and Steriods

28. -gram
Record
Lung
Forms the sides of the cranium
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

29. gloss/
Disease Condition
Tongue
False
Milk

30. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
To cut into
Painful - difficult
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
No.

31. What are bursae?
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Without
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Pain

32. mast/
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Breast
Surgical Fixation
Opening

33. Coccygeal
Mass
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Fallopian tubes

34. Lacrimal Bones
Movement away from the midline
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Stone

35. Abduction
Movement away from the midline
Many
Hind foot bone
Four

36. -algia
Pain
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Surgical Repair
Forms the sides of the cranium

37. How long should Medical Records be retained?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Gall bladder
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

38. What are synovial joints?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

39. -ectomy
All
Tongue
Removal - Excision - Resection
Vagina

40. Lumbar
Bone
Lower Back
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Vulva

41. Supination
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Abdomen
Turning the palm or foot upward
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

42. Temporal Bones
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Lower medial arm bone
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Visual Examination

43. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
26
Surgical Procedure Performed -Local infiltration/metatarsal/digit block/anesthesia -Pre-Op E/M services on day before surgery -Immediate Post-Op care -Normal - uncomplicated Post-Op care

44. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Movement away from the midline
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Treatment
Discharge - Flow

45. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
New
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

46. hemi
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Half
Many

47. -oma
Heart
Muscle
Under
Mass

48. neo
New
Cartilage
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Measure

49. epi
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Above
Little - scanty

50. epi
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Stomach
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Above