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Medical Coding Basics

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1. pseudo
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
5. (ex 311.56)
False

2. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Tongue
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Below - deficient

3. Sagittal
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Major skin pigment

4. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
5
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Between
Muscle

5. enter/
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Intestine
New
Discharge - Flow

6. What are the 3 layers of skin?
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Wrist bones
Abnormal condition

7. Inferior nasal conchae
Interior of the nose
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Uteris
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

8. Gangrene
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Before - in front of
False

9. Retraction
Moving backward
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Discharge - Flow
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

10. -pathy
Separation - Breakdown
Vagina
Disease Condition
Stone

11. ex
Out - out of
Discharge - Flow
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Breast

12. supra
Above
Bursting forth blood
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Absence of hair

13. Carpals
Wrist bones
No.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Movement away from the midline

14. hemi
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Half
Without
Removal - Excision - Resection

15. colp/
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Vagina
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

16. Lipocyte
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Fat cell
Discolored - flat lesion
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

17. inter
Separation - Breakdown
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Between
Karatin

18. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
Above
Lung
Milk
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

19. Maxilla
3 (ex 311)
Upper Jawbone
Under
Fallopian tubes

20. -gram
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Hind foot bone
Record
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

21. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Tongue
Cartilage
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Pain

22. Proximal
Breast
Neck Bones
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
5

23. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Mass
Visual Examination
4. (ex 311.0)

24. What is in a Medical Record?
Abnormal condition
Movement away from the midline
Visual Examination
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient

25. lapar/
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Against
Abdomen
Bones the palm of the hand

26. -osis
Turning Outward
Front part of the body.
Abnormal condition
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

27. Malleolus
Vagina
Ankle
Gall bladder
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

28. Sesamoid Bones
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

29. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
Coccyx (Tailbone)
False
MM/DD/YY
Hematopoietic tissue

30. How is Usual - Customary and Reasonable pricing calculated?

31. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Lower Jawbone
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

32. What is primary malignancy?
Side
Heart
Vulva
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

33. Vesicle
To cut into
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Measure
Upper roof of the mouth

34. Protraction
Lung
Upper Arm bone
Abdomen
Moving forward

35. Distal
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Measure
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Moving backward

36. Hypo
Treatment
Below - deficient
Surgical Fixation
All

37. -rrhaphy
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Surgical Fixation
Intestine
Suture

38. -scopy
Lower Back
Removal - Excision - Resection
Visual Examination
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

39. Lacrimal Bones
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Moving backward
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

40. Phalanges
Finger Bones
Within
Forms the back of the skull
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

41. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Uteris
Hematopoietic tissue
Pain
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

42. Tibia
Against
Shin
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Hematopoietic tissue

43. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?
Vagina
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
CMS-1500

44. When are V codes used?
Bones the palm of the hand
Above
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
MM/DD/YY

45. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Heart
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
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

46. inter
Discolored - flat lesion
Suture
Between
CMS

47. -gram
Within
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Record

48. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Record
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Bone
Beside

49. What is CHAMPVA
To view
Karatin
Little - scanty
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

50. -meter
Major skin pigment
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
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.