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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What is hair made of?
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Surgical Puncture
Shin
Karatin

2. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Ovary
Finger Bones
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Below - deficient

3. arth/
Cartilage
Upper roof of the mouth
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Above

4. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Out - out of
Within

5. poly
Many
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Shin
CMS-1500

6. Sphenoid Bones
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Removal - Excision - Resection
In front of the temporal bones
Shin

7. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Back part of the body.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Beside

8. gastro/
5
To view
Osseous
Stomach

9. Infra
No.
Upper Arm bone
Upper Back
Below

10. Malleolus
No.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Ankle
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

11. How are bones categorized?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Intestine
CMS-1500
Epinephrine and Steriods

12. Medial
Major skin pigment
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Through
Middle of the body.

13. Sesamoid Bones
Heart
Intestine
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

14. -stomy
Below - deficient
Above
Record
Opening

15. -ectomy
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Removal - Excision - Resection
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

16. What are synovial joints?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
5. (ex 311.56)
Surgical Fixation
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

17. Parietal Bones
Vulva
Below - deficient
Forms the sides of the cranium
Lower Back

18. Phalanges
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Movement away from the midline
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Finger Bones

19. Multigravida
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Shin

20. What is Employer Liability?

21. myo/
Muscle
Intestine
Cartilage
5. (ex 311.56)

22. tetra
4. (ex 311.0)
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Four

23. Cervical
Neck Bones
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
1. The provider's usual charge for the service 2. The average charge of all the other providers in the same geographical area 3. The actual charge submitted on the claim The lowest amount is used as basis for the payment.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

24. -rrhea
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Turning Inward
Discharge - Flow
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

25. hepato/
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Liver
Finger Bones
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

26. pseudo
Lower medial arm bone
False
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)

27. -pathy
Surgical Puncture
Birth
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Disease Condition

28. -itis
Gall bladder
In front of the temporal bones
Vagina
Inflammation

29. -centisis
Hematopoietic tissue
Surgical Puncture
Liver
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)

30. Supination
Removal - Excision - Resection
Turning the palm or foot upward
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

31. supra
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
26
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Above

32. ante
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Before
Lower Back

33. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Lunula
Enlargement
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity

34. hyster/
Ovary
Uteris
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
1996

35. Parietal Bones
Visual Examination
Forms the sides of the cranium
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Surgical Repair

36. a - an
Interior of the nose
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Without

37. Collagen
Karatin
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Stone

38. What are bones connected together with?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
All
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Fallopian tubes

39. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Bone
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

40. What are bones made of?
Measure
Lower Back
Movement away from the midline
Osseous

41. pneum/
Suture
Lung
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Turning Outward

42. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Milk
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Lunula

43. Who does TRICARE cover?
Liver
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
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
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

44. Protraction
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
Moving forward
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

45. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Smaller - lateral leg bone
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
5

46. Tarsal
Middle of the foot bone
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Hind foot bone
Above

47. -scopy
Abdomen
Upper Arm bone
Visual Examination
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

48. salping/
Side
Fallopian tubes
Abnormal condition
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

49. episi/
5
Finger Bones
Vulva
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

50. Posterior/Dorsal
Front part of the body.
Back part of the body.
New
Movement toward the midline