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Medical Coding Basics

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1. hemi
Abnormal condition
Movement toward the midline
Opening
Half

2. brady
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Nose
Slow
Before - in front of

3. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
Nose
Half
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
Uteris

4. Eversion
To view
Milk
Vulva
Turning Outward

5. 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
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Major skin pigment
Tongue

6. chondro/
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Finger Bones
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Cartilage

7. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Measure
Through

8. Wheal
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

9. -algia
Pain
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Surgical Fixation

10. hyster/
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
Uteris
Removal - Excision - Resection
Below

11. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
Half
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Finger Bones
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

12. derm/
5
Half
Record
Skin

13. -gram
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Record
In front of the temporal bones
Stone

14. Humerus
Record
Before
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Upper Arm bone

15. Wheal
5. (ex 311.56)
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Uteris

16. What are bones made of?
Karatin
Osseous
Upper roof of the mouth
Mouth

17. What are the 3 layers of skin?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

18. cephal/
Neck Bones
Head
Moving forward
Finger Bones

19. -rrhaphy
Suture
Upper Jawbone
Surgical Repair
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

20. Collagen
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

21. Phalanx
Toe Bones
Surgical Puncture
Tongue
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.

22. hyster/
Intestine
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Uteris
Gall bladder

23. How are bones categorized?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
A change in the code description since the last edition.
5
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

24. -lysis
Separation - Breakdown
Below
Surgical Repair
Within

25. inter
Between
To cut into
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Absence of hair

26. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Disease Condition
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

27. What are Medical Ethics?
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Upper Arm bone
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

28. What is Benign?
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Front part of the body.
Lung
Abdomen

29. epi
Discolored - flat lesion
Treatment
Blood Condition
Above

30. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
Epinephrine and Steriods
Middle of the body.
4. (ex 311.0)
Treatment

31. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Uteris
Discharge - Flow
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Against

32. Long Bones
Side
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Muscle
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

33. anti
Visual Examination
Against
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Ovary

34. oglio
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Middle of the foot bone
Little - scanty
Absence of hair

35. brady
Slow
Ovary
Tongue
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

36. Lumbar
Below
Lower Back
Treatment
Movement toward the midline

37. What is primary malignancy?
Nose
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

38. Melanin
Major skin pigment
Upper roof of the mouth
Uteris
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

39. What is a Colles Fracture?
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Major skin pigment
Beside

40. Metacarpals
Pain
Cartilage
Bones the palm of the hand
Disease Condition

41. Lateral
Upper roof of the mouth
Milk
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Side

42. ante
Before
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Heart
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

43. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
Mass
Many
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

44. Multigravida
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Cheek Bone
Lower medial arm bone
Separation - Breakdown

45. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Discharge - Flow
Toe Bones

46. oophor
Half
Beside
Ovary
Blood Condition

47. Coccygeal
Osseous
Coccyx (Tailbone)
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
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

48. tetra
Treatment
Four
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Lower medial arm bone

49. anti
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Toe Bones
Against
Hematopoietic tissue

50. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
Half
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Separation - Breakdown
Upper Arm bone