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Medical Coding Basics

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1. hyster/
Turning the palm or foot upward
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Vagina
Uteris

2. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Smaller - lateral leg bone
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
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
CMS

3. -scopy
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Beside
Liver
Visual Examination

4. What is secondary malignancy?
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Without
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

5. What is a compression fracture?
Movement away from the midline
Milk
Bone
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

6. Wheal
Before - in front of
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

7. -megaly
Vulva
Enlargement
Cheek Bone
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

8. lith/
Ankle
Toe Bones
Movement toward the midline
Stone

9. inter
Between
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
In front of the temporal bones
No.

10. ante
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Before
Enlargement
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

11. Hypo
Disease Condition
Bones the palm of the hand
Skin
Below - deficient

12. gloss/
Tongue
4. (ex 311.0)
Slow
Uteris

13. Humerus
Discolored - flat lesion
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Upper Arm bone
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

14. What are bones connected together with?
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.
Fat cell
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Fibrous bands of ligaments

15. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Moving backward
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
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

16. Distal
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Breast
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Gall bladder

17. stomat/
All
Upper Back
Mouth
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

18. enter/
False
Intestine
Toe Bones
Lower Jawbone

19. Retraction
Moving backward
CMS-1500
Vagina
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

20. tetra
Separation - Breakdown
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Back part of the body.
Four

21. Vomer
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Suture
5. (ex 311.56)
Before - in front of

22. myo/
Muscle
Abdomen
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Mass

23. Fibula
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Lower Back
Smaller - lateral leg bone
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

24. -emia
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
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.
Blood Condition
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

25. Proximal
Above
Removal - Excision - Resection
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

26. poly
Enlargement
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.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Many

27. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
Karatin
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Between

28. poly
Many
Lung
Forms the back of the skull
Opening

29. arth/
False
Before - in front of
Cartilage
Turning Outward

30. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Side
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
5. (ex 311.56)
3 (ex 311)

31. Parietal Bones
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Forms the sides of the cranium
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

32. derm/
Upper Jawbone
Skin
Bone
Ankle

33. arth/
Discharge - Flow
Cartilage
Lower Jawbone
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

34. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
Half
Lower Jawbone
Forms the back of the skull
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

35. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Treatment
Skin
A change in the code description since the last edition.

36. Radius
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Back part of the body.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

37. hemi
Lower Jawbone
Hind foot bone
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Half

38. Who developed HCPCs codes?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
CMS
Disease Condition

39. Adduction
Middle of the body.
Movement toward the midline
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

40. oophor
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Ovary
Interior of the nose
Upper roof of the mouth

41. Sphenoid Bones
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
In front of the temporal bones
All
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

42. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
Forms the sides of the cranium
Hematopoietic tissue
Intestine
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

43. What are bones connected together with?
Little - scanty
Many
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Fibrous bands of ligaments

44. nat/
Movement toward the midline
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Birth
Muscle

45. Sphenoid Bones
In front of the temporal bones
Middle of the body.
Major skin pigment
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

46. Protraction
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Side
Moving forward
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

47. How are bones categorized?
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Middle of the foot bone
Above

48. What are bones made of?
Osseous
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Half
Cartilage

49. hemi
Half
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Birth
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

50. lapar/
Inflammation
Abdomen
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Upper Jawbone