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Medical Coding Basics

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1. a - an
Lower medial arm bone
Without
Intestine
Hardening

2. -pathy
Surgical Puncture
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
All
Disease Condition

3. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
Back part of the body.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

4. Sesamoid Bones
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Mouth
Half
Cartilage

5. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Birth
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
Neck Bones

6. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?
Against
No.
Fat cell
Before - in front of

7. -oma
Mass
Disease Condition
Pain
Neck Bones

8. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
5. (ex 311.56)
Uteris
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

9. endo
Forms the sides of the cranium
Within
Hematopoietic tissue
Abnormal condition

10. What is a compression fracture?
Coccyx (Tailbone)
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Major skin pigment
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

11. hyster/
Ankle
Middle of the foot bone
Uteris
Removal - Excision - Resection

12. -lysis
Heart
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.
Separation - Breakdown
Measure

13. mast/
Breast
Lower medial arm bone
Cartilage
Below

14. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Ovary
26
MM/DD/YY

15. What is CHAMPVA
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
A change in the code description since the last edition.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

16. episi/
Absence of hair
Middle of the body.
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Vulva

17. -tomy
To view
Toe Bones
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
To cut into

18. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
CMS-1500
Interior of the nose
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

19. Who developed HCPCs codes?
CMS
Below - deficient
Smaller - lateral leg bone
All

20. -emia
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Upper Jawbone
Ankle
Blood Condition

21. Retraction
Surgical Puncture
Mouth
Upper Back
Moving backward

22. Zygoma
Ankle
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
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
Cheek Bone

23. Macule
Discolored - flat lesion
Middle of the foot bone
Separation - Breakdown
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

24. -rrhaphy
Lunula
Suture
Beside
Middle of the foot bone

25. anti
Below
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Surgical Fixation
Against

26. -centisis
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
3 (ex 311)
Surgical Puncture
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

27. neo
26
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
New
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

28. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
MM/DD/YY
CMS-1500
Out - out of

29. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
In front of the temporal bones
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
Cartilage
Turning the palm or foot upward

30. What are bursae?
Hematopoietic tissue
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Forms the sides of the cranium

31. What is hair made of?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Karatin
Middle of the foot bone
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient

32. Inversion
Ankle
Discolored - flat lesion
Turning Inward
Back part of the body.

33. Metatarsal
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Turning Inward
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Middle of the foot bone

34. stomat/
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Mouth
Discharge - Flow
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.

35. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
1996
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
CMS-1500
Intestine

36. pneum/
Mass
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Cartilage
Lung

37. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
3 (ex 311)
Head
Upper Back

38. Tibia
Shin
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

39. arth/
Without
Above
Cartilage
Mass

40. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Treatment
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Cartilage

41. What are synovial joints?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Vagina
Before
Wrist bones

42. Sacral
Upper Arm bone
Sacrum
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

43. What is a Colles Fracture?
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
In front of the temporal bones
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

44. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Head
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity

45. Maxilla
Upper Jawbone
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Lung
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

46. pan
All
In front of the temporal bones
3 (ex 311)
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

47. -rrhea
Before
Turning Outward
Discharge - Flow
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

48. hyster/
Major skin pigment
Uteris
Mass
Inflammation

49. Alopecia
Hardening
Measure
Absence of hair
Uteris

50. dys
Muscle
Painful - difficult
Gall bladder
Lower Back