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Medical Coding Basics

Instructions:
  • 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. arth/






2. Malleolus






3. Impetigo






4. lapar/






5. Frontal Bone






6. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?






7. myo/






8. Alopecia






9. What are Medical Ethics?






10. What is in a Medical Record?






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






12. lith/






13. -oma






14. -oma






15. Mandible






16. What are synovial joints?






17. Abduction






18. inter






19. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?






20. What is a Comminuted Fracture?






21. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?






22. When are E codes used?






23. cardi/






24. Humerus






25. Retraction






26. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?






27. How long should Medical Records be retained?






28. Ethmoid Bone






29. lact/






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


31. derm/






32. Alopecia






33. gloss/






34. arth/






35. What is Benign?






36. When are V codes used?






37. What is hair made of?






38. Thoracic






39. When are V codes used?






40. Collagen






41. Carpals






42. Flat Bones






43. Frontal - Coronal






44. lapar/






45. Fibula






46. Frontal - Coronal






47. Maxilla






48. Eversion






49. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?






50. cardi/