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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Humerus
Upper Jawbone
Upper Arm bone
Back part of the body.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

2. chondro/
Upper roof of the mouth
Upper Jawbone
Ovary
Cartilage

3. hyster/
Pain
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Uteris
Ovary

4. mast/
Slow
Breast
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Enlargement

5. Tibia
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Shin
To cut into
CMS

6. Occipital Bone
Stone
Forms the back of the skull
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Before

7. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Abnormal condition
Lung
Lower medial arm bone

8. para
Upper Jawbone
Beside
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
No.

9. Alopecia
Absence of hair
Fat cell
Forms the sides of the cranium
All

10. Lipocyte
Fat cell
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

11. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Middle of the body.
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Without

12. a - an
Without
Moving forward
Upper Back
Many

13. cardi/
Above
Heart
Breast
Within

14. Zygoma
Moving forward
Turning Inward
Cheek Bone
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

15. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Enlargement
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
CMS-1500

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

17. per
Cheek Bone
Turning the palm or foot upward
Through
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

18. Ethmoid Bone
Surgical Fixation
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Turning the palm or foot upward
1996

19. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Bursting forth blood
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Moving forward
Vagina

20. What are bones connected together with?
Absence of hair
No.
Pain
Fibrous bands of ligaments

21. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
New
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Neck Bones

22. hepato/
Blood Condition
MM/DD/YY
Liver
Lower medial arm bone

23. -plasty
Wrist bones
Surgical Repair
Upper Back
Cheek Bone

24. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Epinephrine and Steriods
Cartilage
Osseous
Turning the palm or foot upward

25. hin/
Above
Nose
Absence of hair
Above

26. -algia
Many
Pain
Moving backward
Discharge - Flow

27. colp/
Vagina
To cut into
Cartilage
Many

28. supra
Bone
Upper Arm bone
Above
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

29. episi/
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Stone
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Vulva

30. Malleolus
Ovary
Above
Abdomen
Ankle

31. What are Medical Ethics?
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Half
Osseous
CMS

32. cholecyst/
Gall bladder
Karatin
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Moving backward

33. When are E codes used?
Hind foot bone
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
4. (ex 311.0)
Nose

34. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
5. (ex 311.56)
To cut into
Moving backward
Ovary

35. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Turning Inward
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Movement toward the midline

36. Who does TRICARE cover?
Osseous
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Suture
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

37. Melanin
1996
Cartilage
Major skin pigment
Fibrous bands of ligaments

38. stomat/
Above
Mouth
Toe Bones
Uteris

39. derm/
Mouth
Osseous
Lunula
Skin

40. -rrhagia
Front part of the body.
Bursting forth blood
Little - scanty
Lower Back

41. When are E codes used?
Abnormal condition
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

42. mast/
Breast
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

43. When are V codes used?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Surgical Fixation
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
Fat cell

44. Malleolus
Finger Bones
Ankle
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Enlargement

45. Radius
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Nose
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
New

46. cephal/
Head
Ovary
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
CMS

47. What is Employer Liability?

48. -scopy
To view
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

49. Supination
Turning the palm or foot upward
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Gall bladder
Little - scanty

50. gastro/
Karatin
Stomach
Against
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)