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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What are bones connected together with?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Beside
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.
Fibrous bands of ligaments

2. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Record
Discharge - Flow
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

3. -sclerosis
Turning Outward
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Front part of the body.
Hardening

4. -pexy
Sacrum
Surgical Fixation
Hematopoietic tissue
Through

5. Sagittal
Front part of the body.
Below
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

6. Ethmoid Bone
Through
Major skin pigment
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity

7. -plasty
Vagina
Surgical Repair
Fat cell
Painful - difficult

8. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Vulva
Forms the back of the skull
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Lunula

9. hemi
Four
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Half

10. nat/
4. (ex 311.0)
Birth
Shin
Out - out of

11. What are synovial joints?
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Forms the back of the skull
Cartilage
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

12. Inferior nasal conchae
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Upper Arm bone
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Interior of the nose

13. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Measure
5. (ex 311.56)

14. -oma
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Mass
Surgical Repair

15. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
Neck Bones
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
Disease Condition
Removal - Excision - Resection

16. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
5. (ex 311.56)
Finger Bones
Measure
A change in the code description since the last edition.

17. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
3 (ex 311)
Discolored - flat lesion
Epinephrine and Steriods
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

18. Vomer
Hind foot bone
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Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Epinephrine and Steriods

19. How many bones are in the spine?
Upper Jawbone
Inflammation
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
26

20. Anterior/Ventral
Front part of the body.
Before
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Inflammation

21. Occipital Bone
Against
No.
1996
Forms the back of the skull

22. -megaly
Stomach
Stone
Before
Enlargement

23. hin/
Turning Inward
Measure
Discharge - Flow
Nose

24. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
Breast
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Stone
In front of the temporal bones

25. Supination
Forms the sides of the cranium
Neck Bones
Hind foot bone
Turning the palm or foot upward

26. -pexy
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Hardening
Surgical Fixation
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)

27. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
5
The bone is crushed or shattered.

28. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
To cut into
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

29. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Beside
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
CMS-1500
Hematopoietic tissue

30. Sphenoid Bones
In front of the temporal bones
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Measure
Slow

31. per
1996
Through
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Below

32. Lateral
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Side
Below
Fallopian tubes

33. cholecyst/
Tongue
Gall bladder
Vagina
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)

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

35. ex
Out - out of
Before - in front of
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Uteris

36. When can a provider share PHI without specific permission from the patient?

37. Protraction
Discolored - flat lesion
Bone
MM/DD/YY
Moving forward

38. -meter
Turning Outward
Liver
Measure
Cheek Bone

39. lith/
26
Turning the palm or foot upward
Osseous
Stone

40. -scopy
Forms the back of the skull
Finger Bones
Visual Examination
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

41. -scopy
To view
Half
Side
Slow

42. neo
New
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Turning Outward
Back part of the body.

43. -sclerosis
Side
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Hardening

44. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Little - scanty
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Toe Bones
3 (ex 311)

45. -emia
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Blood Condition
Bone
Lower Jawbone

46. Hypo
Milk
Below - deficient
4. (ex 311.0)
Painful - difficult

47. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Nose
Toe Bones
Slow
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

48. What is hair made of?
Karatin
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Nose
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

49. salping/
Lower medial arm bone
Four
Fallopian tubes
Movement away from the midline

50. -stomy
Little - scanty
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Stone
Opening