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Medical Coding Basics

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1. brady
The bone is crushed or shattered.
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
MM/DD/YY
Slow

2. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Surgical Fixation
Moving backward
To cut into

3. tetra
To view
All
Four
Milk

4. per
Skin
Through
Mass
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

5. Parietal Bones
Wrist bones
Vagina
Forms the sides of the cranium
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

6. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Hematopoietic tissue
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Hind foot bone

7. What is primary malignancy?
Discharge - Flow
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Nose
Ovary

8. Palatine Bones
Upper roof of the mouth
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.
Above
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

9. -centisis
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Surgical Puncture
Neck Bones
Four

10. Hypo
Toe Bones
Below - deficient
Middle of the foot bone
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

11. Protraction
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Above
Breast
Moving forward

12. sub
Under
3 (ex 311)
CMS-1500
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

13. Radius
Slow
Suture
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Inflammation

14. Distal
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Skin
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

15. oophor
CMS
Heart
Moving forward
Ovary

16. What is Employer Liability?

17. -rrhagia
Gall bladder
26
Finger Bones
Bursting forth blood

18. Frontal Bone
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Upper Jawbone
3 (ex 311)
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

19. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
False
3 (ex 311)
In front of the temporal bones

20. enter/
Slow
Intestine
4. (ex 311.0)
Upper Arm bone

21. What are the 3 layers of skin?
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.
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

22. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Through
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Little - scanty
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

23. arth/
Head
Middle of the body.
1. Column 1/ Column 2; identified unbundled codes.2. Mutually Exclusive Edits: Codes that are unlikely to be performed on the same patient in the same day.
Cartilage

24. Supination
No.
Half
5. (ex 311.56)
Turning the palm or foot upward

25. Metacarpals
Movement away from the midline
Bones the palm of the hand
Painful - difficult
Movement toward the midline

26. -oma
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Mass

27. What are bones connected together with?
Mass
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Head

28. -lysis
26
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Separation - Breakdown
Before - in front of

29. anti
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
26
Bone
Against

30. -scopy
Forms the sides of the cranium
Sacrum
Coccyx (Tailbone)
To view

31. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Disease Condition
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

32. 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
Blood Condition
Cheek Bone
Before

33. Inversion
Hardening
Enlargement
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Turning Inward

34. Thoracic
Upper Back
In front of the temporal bones
Discolored - flat lesion
Before - in front of

35. gastro/
Upper roof of the mouth
Hematopoietic tissue
Birth
Stomach

36. neo
New
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Moving forward
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

37. episi/
Turning Inward
Fallopian tubes
Vulva
Pain

38. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
Abdomen
Epinephrine and Steriods
MM/DD/YY
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

39. Tarsal
Uteris
Hind foot bone
New
Breast

40. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Fallopian tubes
Mass
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

41. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Milk
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Record

42. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Lower Jawbone
Below
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Epinephrine and Steriods

43. oglio
Little - scanty
Bone
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Enlargement

44. Melanin
Major skin pigment
Liver
Back part of the body.
Sacrum

45. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
Ovary
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Blood Condition
Cheek Bone

46. What are synovial joints?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Hematopoietic tissue

47. -stomy
In front of the temporal bones
Opening
Cartilage
Turning Inward

48. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Movement away from the midline
Half
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

49. Supination
Turning the palm or foot upward
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Side
Moving backward

50. Medial
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Middle of the body.
Heart
Upper Back