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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Parietal Bones
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Side
Breast
Forms the sides of the cranium

2. neo
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
New
Suture
Inflammation

3. -therapy
Treatment
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Upper roof of the mouth

4. Wheal
Opening
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Beside
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

5. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Bone
Blood Condition
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

6. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Upper Jawbone
Lower Back
Lunula
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

7. Sagittal
Lower Back
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Bursting forth blood
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

8. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
New
False
No.

9. Coccygeal
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Uteris
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

10. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Inflammation
Surgical Fixation
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Neck Bones

11. Melanin
Major skin pigment
Osseous
Without
Surgical Fixation

12. Distal
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Under
1996
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

13. Posterior/Dorsal
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Middle of the body.
Back part of the body.
Little - scanty

14. enter/
Skin
Fallopian tubes
Between
Intestine

15. Multigravida
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Surgical Puncture
Surgical Repair
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

16. -rrhagia
Liver
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Without
Bursting forth blood

17. -meter
Measure
Abnormal condition
Little - scanty
Fibrous bands of ligaments

18. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
5. (ex 311.56)
Movement toward the midline
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

19. ante
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Before
Bones the palm of the hand

20. poly
Lower Back
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Many

21. Adduction
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Hind foot bone
Movement toward the midline

22. What is Employer Liability?

23. How long should Medical Records be retained?
4. (ex 311.0)
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
4. (ex 311.0)
Tongue

24. anti
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
Against
Blood Condition
Movement away from the midline

25. epi
Side
Above
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

26. What are the key components of E/M?
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Suture
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

27. How many bones are in the spine?
Mouth
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Through
26

28. When are V codes used?
5
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
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Bone

29. -itis
Stomach
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Many
Inflammation

30. -scopy
All
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.
Smaller - lateral leg bone
To view

31. -rrhagia
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
CMS
Above
Bursting forth blood

32. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Separation - Breakdown
Absence of hair
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

33. What are Medical Ethics?
Mass
Osseous
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Vagina

34. neo
New
Heart
5
Karatin

35. lapar/
Slow
Abdomen
Karatin
Bones the palm of the hand

36. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
Before - in front of
Moving forward
Osseous
1996

37. Lateral
Forms the back of the skull
Side
Turning Inward
Movement away from the midline

38. cholecyst/
Four
Gall bladder
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
False

39. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Upper Jawbone
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.
Heart
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

40. Sacral
Breast
Sacrum
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.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient

41. arth/
Gall bladder
Cartilage
CMS-1500
Painful - difficult

42. Temporal Bones
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

43. Abduction
Cartilage
Suture
Movement away from the midline
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

44. Collagen
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.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Finger Bones
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

45. gloss/
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Tongue
Front part of the body.

46. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Cartilage
Cheek Bone

47. Who developed HCPCs codes?
Ankle
Before
Many
CMS

48. pre
Before - in front of
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

49. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Opening
Before
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

50. pan
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Karatin
All