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Medical Coding Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is a compression fracture?






2. -stomy






3. What is Benign?






4. Retraction






5. Sacral






6. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?






7. -tomy






8. Long Bones






9. Impetigo






10. -rrhagia






11. gloss/






12. Medial






13. What are bones made of?






14. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?






15. What is hair made of?






16. supra






17. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)






18. chondro/






19. -plasty






20. para






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


22. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)






23. oophor






24. Collagen






25. Frontal - Coronal






26. Posterior/Dorsal






27. -lysis






28. Occipital Bone






29. What is Employee Liability Insurance?






30. -pexy






31. Zygoma






32. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?






33. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?






34. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?






35. endo






36. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?






37. Transverse/Cross Sectional






38. What is a compression fracture?






39. Impetigo






40. What are the 3 layers of skin?






41. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?






42. tetra






43. How are bones categorized?






44. Lateral






45. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?






46. What is a Qualified Diagnosis






47. What are the insides of bones comprised of?






48. When are E codes used?






49. brady






50. How long should Medical Records be retained?