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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Ethmoid Bone
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Treatment
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity

2. -megaly
Before - in front of
Below - deficient
Enlargement
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

3. Hypo
Epinephrine and Steriods
Absence of hair
Below - deficient
Half

4. hin/
Nose
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Within

5. Parietal Bones
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Forms the sides of the cranium
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
Back part of the body.

6. Eversion
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Turning Outward
Out - out of

7. Alopecia
Absence of hair
Opening
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient

8. When are E codes used?
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Beside
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

9. lapar/
Abdomen
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Sacrum
Intestine

10. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
Coccyx (Tailbone)
1996
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Before - in front of

11. Transverse/Cross Sectional
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Out - out of
Wrist bones

12. dys
Painful - difficult
5. (ex 311.56)
Toe Bones
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

13. Maxilla
Upper Jawbone
Under
Stone
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

14. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
Record
All
MM/DD/YY
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

15. -tomy
To cut into
Skin
No.
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

16. Macule
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Bone
Lower medial arm bone
Discolored - flat lesion

17. cholecyst/
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Before - in front of
Gall bladder
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

18. -rrhea
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
New
Discharge - Flow
Middle of the body.

19. hyster/
Painful - difficult
Uteris
Movement away from the midline
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)

20. What is in a Medical Record?
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Cartilage
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

21. Lateral
Upper Arm bone
Side
Ankle
Enlargement

22. Malleolus
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Ankle
Many
Bursting forth blood

23. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Before
Ovary
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Within

24. -tomy
Osseous
Ankle
Fibrous bands of ligaments
To cut into

25. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
The bone is crushed or shattered.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Upper roof of the mouth

26. Thoracic
In front of the temporal bones
Surgical Puncture
Vagina
Upper Back

27. Mandible
Lower Jawbone
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Suture
Sacrum

28. Phalanx
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Skin
Toe Bones
Mass

29. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
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
Discolored - flat lesion
Mass
Upper Back

30. gastro/
Abnormal condition
Vulva
Stomach
3 (ex 311)

31. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Before - in front of
Treatment

32. derm/
Skin
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Between
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

33. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Toe Bones
Half
3 (ex 311)
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

34. sub
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Shin
Under

35. What is primary malignancy?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Neck Bones
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Smaller - lateral leg bone

36. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
MM/DD/YY

37. nat/
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Birth
False

38. -scopy
Finger Bones
Turning Outward
Side
To view

39. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
5
Abnormal condition
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

40. -centisis
5
Surgical Puncture
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
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.

41. Lacrimal Bones
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Visual Examination
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Osseous

42. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
Turning Inward
Pain
Many
4. (ex 311.0)

43. Vomer
Against
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Sacrum
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

44. -sclerosis
Interior of the nose
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Ovary
Hardening

45. Gangrene
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Cheek Bone
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
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.

46. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
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
Wrist bones
Below

47. Temporal Bones
Cartilage
False
In front of the temporal bones
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

48. -centisis
Surgical Puncture
Sacrum
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

49. brady
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Four
Abnormal condition
Slow

50. pan
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Bones the palm of the hand
All
Enlargement