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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
5
CMS-1500
Cartilage

2. Sagittal
Stomach
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Tongue

3. -rrhagia
Bursting forth blood
Lung
Coccyx (Tailbone)
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

4. chondro/
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Cartilage

5. myo/
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Muscle
Below
False

6. Phalanges
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Head
Treatment
Finger Bones

7. Vesicle
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Breast
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

8. Radius
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Above

9. Supination
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Turning the palm or foot upward
Turning Inward
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

10. -plasty
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
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
Surgical Repair
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

11. enter/
Back part of the body.
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
Intestine
Lunula

12. What are bones connected together with?
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Fibrous bands of ligaments
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

13. Proximal
Side
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Mouth

14. Ethmoid Bone
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Front part of the body.
All
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

15. Distal
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Bursting forth blood
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

16. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
All
Fat cell
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

17. -rrhagia
Bursting forth blood
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Painful - difficult
Without

18. pre
Finger Bones
No.
Before - in front of
Fat cell

19. inter
Back part of the body.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Between
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

20. colp/
Osseous
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Above
Vagina

21. para
Pain
Vulva
Nose
Beside

22. -megaly
Lower Jawbone
Middle of the body.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Enlargement

23. -lysis
Mouth
Birth
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Separation - Breakdown

24. -megaly
Cartilage
To cut into
Wrist bones
Enlargement

25. Vesicle
Above
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Painful - difficult

26. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
Gall bladder
Above
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
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.

27. Carpals
Wrist bones
Fallopian tubes
Slow
Cheek Bone

28. Medial
Under
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Middle of the body.
5

29. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Nose
Abdomen
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Neck Bones

30. Lumbar
Moving forward
Lower Back
Discolored - flat lesion
Vulva

31. gastro/
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Stomach
Lunula
Forms the back of the skull

32. Who developed HCPCs codes?
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Tongue
CMS
Cheek Bone

33. oste/
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Bone
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Skin

34. -emia
Blood Condition
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Breast
Cartilage

35. lact/
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Bones the palm of the hand
In front of the temporal bones
Milk

36. lapar/
Neck Bones
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
4. (ex 311.0)
Abdomen

37. gastro/
Turning Inward
Finger Bones
Before - in front of
Stomach

38. What are bursae?
Discolored - flat lesion
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

39. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Above
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Moving forward
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

40. oste/
Smaller - lateral leg bone
No.
Bone
Without

41. -pathy
Disease Condition
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Ovary
Vulva

42. What is hair made of?
Muscle
Karatin
Bone
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

43. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
3 (ex 311)
False
Cartilage
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

44. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
5. (ex 311.56)
Removal - Excision - Resection
Lunula
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

45. tetra
Upper Jawbone
Through
Four
Epinephrine and Steriods

46. -pathy
Moving backward
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Disease Condition

47. Short Bones
Osseous
Moving backward
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

48. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Discolored - flat lesion
Epinephrine and Steriods
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

49. What are the key components of E/M?
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Separation - Breakdown
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

50. -tomy
Intestine
False
To cut into
Slow