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Medical Coding Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. myo/
Muscle
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Skin
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

2. -oma
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Mass
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Record

3. -emia
Birth
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Blood Condition
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

4. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
Interior of the nose
1996
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Fallopian tubes

5. Retraction
Lunula
Moving backward
Front part of the body.
Turning Inward

6. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
To view
Upper roof of the mouth
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

7. Vomer
To cut into
Upper Back
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Discolored - flat lesion

8. per
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Suture
Through
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

9. dys
Many
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Painful - difficult
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

10. Hypo
Below - deficient
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Above
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

11. -tomy
Surgical Fixation
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Lunula
To cut into

12. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Vagina
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

13. gastro/
Karatin
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Stomach
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

14. cholecyst/
Four
Half
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Gall bladder

15. Vomer
Before - in front of
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Half
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

16. stomat/
Mouth
Toe Bones
Heart
New

17. Thoracic
Separation - Breakdown
Nose
Ovary
Upper Back

18. Tibia
Shin
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Stone
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

19. lapar/
Below
Abdomen
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
5. (ex 311.56)

20. hyster/
Between
Uteris
Within
Fat cell

21. -scopy
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
To view
Lunula
Intestine

22. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Absence of hair
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Epinephrine and Steriods
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

23. ex
MM/DD/YY
Enlargement
Out - out of
Stone

24. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Mass
Turning Inward
Abnormal condition

25. Macule
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Discolored - flat lesion
Against
Milk

26. Inferior nasal conchae
Cheek Bone
Lower medial arm bone
Skin
Interior of the nose

27. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Breast

28. When can a provider share PHI without specific permission from the patient?

29. pseudo
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Wrist bones
Cheek Bone
False

30. Metacarpals
Stomach
Bones the palm of the hand
Between
Sacrum

31. What are bursae?
Above
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Lower medial arm bone
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

32. Radius
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Stone
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
To cut into

33. hepato/
Liver
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Before - in front of
Through

34. What are the 3 layers of skin?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

35. Temporal Bones
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Forms the sides of the cranium
Between

36. endo
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Surgical Repair
5
Within

37. What is primary malignancy?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Cheek Bone
Cartilage

38. How many bones are in the spine?
Cartilage
Liver
Visual Examination
26

39. Palatine Bones
Turning Outward
Upper roof of the mouth
Separation - Breakdown
Turning Outward

40. poly
Upper Back
Many
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

41. Sacral
Cartilage
Measure
Sacrum
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

42. How is Usual - Customary and Reasonable pricing calculated?

43. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
Inflammation
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Interior of the nose
Visual Examination

44. -rrhea
Discharge - Flow
Birth
Removal - Excision - Resection
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

45. Adduction
Treatment
Movement toward the midline
No.
Bursting forth blood

46. Vesicle
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Slow
26

47. Coccygeal
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Stone
Against
3 (ex 311)

48. What is a Colles Fracture?
Abdomen
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Before
4. (ex 311.0)

49. Thoracic
Below
To view
Upper Back
Tongue

50. endo
False
Within
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)