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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Inversion
Stone
Side
Turning Inward
Epinephrine and Steriods

2. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
Out - out of
Cartilage
5
To cut into

3. Hypo
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Below - deficient
Front part of the body.
Turning Inward

4. -megaly
Under
Pain
26
Enlargement

5. salping/
Fallopian tubes
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
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

6. Sphenoid Bones
Removal - Excision - Resection
Interior of the nose
In front of the temporal bones
Front part of the body.

7. Metacarpals
Front part of the body.
Before
Hardening
Bones the palm of the hand

8. -pexy
Surgical Fixation
Lower Back
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
A change in the code description since the last edition.

9. Metatarsal
Heart
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Middle of the foot bone
Absence of hair

10. dys
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
New
Painful - difficult
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

11. Medial
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
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.
Middle of the body.

12. Frontal - Coronal
Shin
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Many
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

13. hyster/
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Before - in front of
Uteris

14. cardi/
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
5. (ex 311.56)
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Heart

15. Impetigo
In front of the temporal bones
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
New
Ankle

16. colp/
Vagina
Absence of hair
Heart
To view

17. per
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Through
Intestine
Ovary

18. What is CHAMPVA
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.
Within
Sacrum

19. mast/
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
False
New
Breast

20. Hypo
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Below - deficient

21. What are bones connected together with?
Out - out of
Discharge - Flow
Moving backward
Fibrous bands of ligaments

22. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Little - scanty
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Back part of the body.
Turning the palm or foot upward

23. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Lung
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

24. -meter
Wrist bones
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
Measure
Lung

25. Metatarsal
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Wrist bones
Epinephrine and Steriods
Middle of the foot bone

26. gastro/
Mass
Discolored - flat lesion
Stomach
Separation - Breakdown

27. endo
Within
Half
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Liver

28. Carpals
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Lower Jawbone
Wrist bones
Little - scanty

29. -lysis
Muscle
Through
Separation - Breakdown
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

30. Melanin
Upper Jawbone
Heart
Nose
Major skin pigment

31. lact/
Milk
Forms the sides of the cranium
New
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

32. Humerus
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Bone
Abnormal condition
Upper Arm bone

33. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Visual Examination
Abnormal condition

34. sub
Birth
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Before - in front of
Under

35. What is primary malignancy?
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Within
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

36. What is Benign?
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Birth
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

37. Zygoma
Disease Condition
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
26
Cheek Bone

38. Humerus
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
5
Upper Arm bone
Head

39. Cervical
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
CMS
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Neck Bones

40. Palatine Bones
Upper roof of the mouth
Against
1996
To cut into

41. What are Medical Ethics?
Discharge - Flow
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Lower medial arm bone
Gall bladder

42. Parietal Bones
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Forms the sides of the cranium
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

43. hepato/
Liver
Turning Inward
26
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.

44. supra
Turning the palm or foot upward
Above
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Liver

45. When are E codes used?
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
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
Osseous
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

46. Distal
Little - scanty
Before - in front of
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
3 (ex 311)

47. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Suture
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

48. How are bones categorized?
Lower Back
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Upper Jawbone
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

49. Multigravida
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Enlargement
5. (ex 311.56)
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

50. epi
Above
Liver
Upper Jawbone
Tongue