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1. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
Turning Outward
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Before
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

2. hepato/
Under
Liver
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

3. Impetigo
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Abnormal condition
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Bones the palm of the hand

4. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?
Interior of the nose
Movement toward the midline
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Mouth

5. Tibia
Upper roof of the mouth
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Shin

6. Sagittal
Toe Bones
Head
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
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

7. -itis
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Inflammation

8. When are E codes used?
Bone
Below - deficient
Toe Bones
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

9. -oma
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Hind foot bone
Mass

10. Lateral
Side
In front of the temporal bones
Birth
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

11. gastro/
Tongue
Stomach
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

12. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
26
1. The amount of time - intensity of effort and medical skill required for the service 2.Overhead; the practice costs related to performing the service 3. Cost of Medical Malpractice insurance
To cut into

13. poly
Discharge - Flow
Sacrum
Many
Slow

14. pseudo
Major skin pigment
Painful - difficult
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
False

15. Sacral
Sacrum
Abdomen
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

16. Ethmoid Bone
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Head
Four

17. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?
CMS-1500
Measure
Treatment
Major skin pigment

18. Phalanx
Pain
Back part of the body.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Toe Bones

19. What is in a Medical Record?
Forms the sides of the cranium
Milk
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Surgical Fixation

20. -rrhea
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Discharge - Flow
When a person who is not sick/injured seeks health services for a specific thing (immunizations - organ donors) -When a person with a chronic condition presents for specific treatment of that condition (diabtetes) -When a circumstance influences the
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

21. pneum/
Little - scanty
Lung
Cheek Bone
Abnormal condition

22. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Abdomen
3 (ex 311)
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
5

23. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Out - out of
New
Front part of the body.

24. -oma
Mass
Stomach
Disease Condition
Movement away from the midline

25. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Front part of the body.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
In front of the temporal bones

26. inter
MM/DD/YY
Inflammation
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Between

27. Who does TRICARE cover?
Skin
Abdomen
Hematopoietic tissue
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

28. -rrhagia
Lower medial arm bone
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Bursting forth blood
Head

29. colp/
Vagina
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
Visual Examination
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.

30. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Ovary
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Vagina
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

31. per
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Through
Breast
Karatin

32. tetra
Movement away from the midline
Front part of the body.
Below
Four

33. poly
Middle of the body.
Measure
Mouth
Many

34. ante
Head
Surgical Fixation
Stone
Before

35. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Hematopoietic tissue
Hardening
Beside
Bone

36. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Blood Condition
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Suture

37. -ectomy
Removal - Excision - Resection
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Slow
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

38. Distal
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
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
Gall bladder

39. Eversion
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
When a person who is not sick/injured seeks health services for a specific thing (immunizations - organ donors) -When a person with a chronic condition presents for specific treatment of that condition (diabtetes) -When a circumstance influences the
Turning Outward
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

40. What are Medical Ethics?
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Intestine
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

41. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
Cartilage
MM/DD/YY
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Lower Jawbone

42. Thoracic
Upper Back
In front of the temporal bones
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Cartilage

43. What is secondary malignancy?
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Liver
Mass

44. lapar/
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Interior of the nose
Movement toward the midline
Abdomen

45. Eversion
Turning Outward
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Epinephrine and Steriods
The bone is crushed or shattered.

46. ex
Skin
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
When a person who is not sick/injured seeks health services for a specific thing (immunizations - organ donors) -When a person with a chronic condition presents for specific treatment of that condition (diabtetes) -When a circumstance influences the
Out - out of

47. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Discolored - flat lesion
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Cartilage

48. Malleolus
Ankle
Disease Condition
Karatin
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

49. stomat/
Through
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Vulva
Mouth

50. -therapy
Vulva
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Treatment
Removal - Excision - Resection