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Medical Coding Basics

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1. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
3 (ex 311)
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Half

2. Anterior/Ventral
Front part of the body.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
5. (ex 311.56)
CMS-1500

3. What is a compression fracture?
Record
Mass
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

4. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Bones the palm of the hand
Lung
Bone

5. -ectomy
Removal - Excision - Resection
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Vulva
Above

6. What is secondary malignancy?
Side
Neck Bones
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

7. Lumbar
Vulva
Front part of the body.
Muscle
Lower Back

8. When are E codes used?
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
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
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

9. Phalanges
Separation - Breakdown
Under
Above
Finger Bones

10. When are V codes used?
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
Milk
Fat cell
Movement away from the midline

11. Occipital Bone
Forms the back of the skull
Forms the sides of the cranium
Birth
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.

12. Temporal Bones
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Lower Back
Interior of the nose
Upper Back

13. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
Out - out of
MM/DD/YY
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
5. (ex 311.56)

14. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
3 (ex 311)
A change in the code description since the last edition.

15. Alopecia
Opening
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Below - deficient
Absence of hair

16. Distal
Measure
Blood Condition
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

17. Humerus
Coccyx (Tailbone)
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Upper Arm bone
All

18. -emia
Gall bladder
Treatment
Blood Condition
Front part of the body.

19. Tarsal
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Under
Hind foot bone

20. What is a Colles Fracture?
Back part of the body.
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Within
No.

21. Multigravida
Osseous
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

22. Retraction
Moving backward
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Breast
Discolored - flat lesion

23. -emia
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Blood Condition
All
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

24. pan
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.
All
Turning the palm or foot upward
To view

25. Ethmoid Bone
Hind foot bone
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Osseous

26. What are bursae?
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Movement away from the midline
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

27. What is secondary malignancy?
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
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Nose
Between

28. cholecyst/
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Gall bladder
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

29. sub
Muscle
Moving forward
Moving backward
Under

30. derm/
Vulva
Four
Skin
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

31. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
Wrist bones
1996
CMS-1500
Lower Jawbone

32. myo/
In front of the temporal bones
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Muscle
Absence of hair

33. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
New
Above

34. Melanin
Hardening
Major skin pigment
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
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

35. Mandible
Lower Jawbone
Intestine
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.
Moving backward

36. episi/
Vulva
Toe Bones
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Visual Examination

37. Eversion
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Moving forward
Turning Outward
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

38. What is primary malignancy?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Pain
Discolored - flat lesion
Below

39. How many bones are in the spine?
26
Below - deficient
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

40. What is in a Medical Record?
Separation - Breakdown
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient

41. Adduction
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Beside
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Movement toward the midline

42. Maxilla
Upper Jawbone
Little - scanty
Middle of the body.
Discharge - Flow

43. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Lunula
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Without
Lower Jawbone

44. -ectomy
Abnormal condition
5. (ex 311.56)
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Removal - Excision - Resection

45. pneum/
Lung
Middle of the body.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Below

46. Hypo
The bone is crushed or shattered.
26
To view
Below - deficient

47. -gram
To cut into
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
In front of the temporal bones
Record

48. Hypo
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Below - deficient
Middle of the body.
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

49. Humerus
Wrist bones
Upper Arm bone
Major skin pigment
False

50. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Moving forward
Cartilage
Lower Jawbone
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.