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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Ulna
Front part of the body.
Pain
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Lower medial arm bone

2. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
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
Beside
Intestine
Bones the palm of the hand

3. When are E codes used?
Fallopian tubes
Above
Fat cell
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

4. Protraction
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Moving forward
In front of the temporal bones
Mouth

5. -oma
Mass
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Skin
Coccyx (Tailbone)

6. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Opening
Nose
MM/DD/YY

7. Sagittal
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
New
In front of the temporal bones

8. per
Upper Jawbone
Below
Wrist bones
Through

9. -stomy
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Abdomen
Opening
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

10. Tarsal
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Hind foot bone
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

11. Tarsal
Hind foot bone
Karatin
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Moving forward

12. What are bursae?
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Surgical Repair
Movement toward the midline
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

13. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Moving backward
Wrist bones
Epinephrine and Steriods
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

14. a - an
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Karatin
Without

15. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?
CMS-1500
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
Milk
Sacrum

16. lact/
Muscle
Milk
Bone
Hematopoietic tissue

17. -osis
Upper Jawbone
Abnormal condition
Against
Hardening

18. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
CMS-1500
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Half

19. Thoracic
Before - in front of
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Upper Back
Side

20. Ethmoid Bone
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

21. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
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. Malleolus
5
Ankle
Front part of the body.
Bones the palm of the hand

23. -scopy
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Visual Examination
Shin
Uteris

24. inter
Turning the palm or foot upward
Between
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
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

25. What are the key components of E/M?
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
In front of the temporal bones

26. Ethmoid Bone
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
5. (ex 311.56)
Nose
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

27. Melanin
Stone
Karatin
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Major skin pigment

28. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Slow
3 (ex 311)
Finger Bones

29. What is secondary malignancy?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Half

30. cardi/
Heart
Osseous
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Within

31. Palatine Bones
Enlargement
Upper roof of the mouth
Vulva
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

32. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Cheek Bone
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

33. -meter
Measure
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
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Above

34. para
Surgical Puncture
Beside
Movement toward the midline
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

35. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Middle of the foot bone
Upper Jawbone

36. Radius
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Out - out of

37. enter/
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Intestine
Muscle
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

38. Lipocyte
Fat cell
Surgical Puncture
Interior of the nose
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

39. Sesamoid Bones
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Surgical Repair
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.
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

40. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Lunula
Fallopian tubes
Ankle
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

41. Sesamoid Bones
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Mass
Sacrum

42. enter/
Lower Jawbone
No.
Intestine
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity

43. -oma
Toe Bones
Painful - difficult
Mass
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

44. Sacral
Vulva
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Sacrum
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

45. What is hair made of?
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Karatin
Turning Inward
Upper roof of the mouth

46. pan
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Side
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
All

47. oglio
Little - scanty
Cheek Bone
Finger Bones
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

48. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Cheek Bone
Neck Bones
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

49. -ectomy
Removal - Excision - Resection
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Vagina
Absence of hair

50. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
26
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
3 (ex 311)
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.