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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Vomer
5. (ex 311.56)
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Turning Outward
Above

2. episi/
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Vulva
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
New

3. myo/
Surgical Puncture
Muscle
Upper Jawbone
Discolored - flat lesion

4. poly
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Many
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.
Upper Arm bone

5. colp/
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Vagina
Neck Bones
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

6. What is hair made of?
1996
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Karatin
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

7. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
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.
The bone is crushed or shattered.
3 (ex 311)

8. lact/
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Upper roof of the mouth
Cheek Bone
Milk

9. How many bones are in the spine?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Movement toward the midline
26
Out - out of

10. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
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
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.
Skin
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

11. lact/
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Discharge - Flow
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Milk

12. Hypo
Neck Bones
Below - deficient
Shin
Lower Back

13. Radius
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

14. How many bones are in the spine?
26
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Epinephrine and Steriods

15. What is CHAMPVA
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Upper Jawbone

16. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
To view
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Discolored - flat lesion

17. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Forms the back of the skull
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

18. Anterior/Ventral
Forms the back of the skull
Fallopian tubes
Front part of the body.
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

19. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Pain
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Hematopoietic tissue

20. myo/
Muscle
1996
Uteris
Disease Condition

21. Thoracic
Cartilage
Before
Upper Back
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

22. endo
Within
Opening
Cartilage
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

23. Gangrene
Turning Inward
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Discharge - Flow

24. Macule
Intestine
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Discolored - flat lesion

25. inter
Through
CMS
Absence of hair
Between

26. -plasty
5
Mouth
Surgical Repair
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

27. Inversion
Turning Inward
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Tongue
Muscle

28. Collagen
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Under

29. endo
Through
Neck Bones
Within
Separation - Breakdown

30. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Within
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

31. When are E codes used?
Intestine
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Karatin
Muscle

32. When are E codes used?
Birth
Lower Back
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Bone

33. lapar/
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Hardening
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
Abdomen

34. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Bone
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.
Osseous

35. cardi/
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Heart
Wrist bones
Below - deficient

36. cephal/
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
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
False
Head

37. sub
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Treatment
Before - in front of
Under

38. How are bones categorized?
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Back part of the body.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

39. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
5. (ex 311.56)
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Karatin
A change in the code description since the last edition.

40. What are bursae?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Below - deficient

41. ante
Liver
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Before
No.

42. Temporal Bones
Little - scanty
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Turning Inward

43. -lysis
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Separation - Breakdown
Lung
3 (ex 311)

44. mast/
Fat cell
Turning Outward
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Breast

45. Inferior nasal conchae
In front of the temporal bones
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Interior of the nose
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

46. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
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
Upper Arm bone
Movement away from the midline

47. When are V codes used?
Above
Forms the back of the skull
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
Bone

48. hyster/
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Uteris
Separation - Breakdown
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

49. -pathy
Stomach
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Muscle
Disease Condition

50. Sphenoid Bones
Lower Jawbone
Breast
In front of the temporal bones
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.