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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Hematopoietic tissue
Upper Back
Side
Within

2. Frontal Bone
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Middle of the body.
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

3. salping/
To cut into
Above
Fallopian tubes
1996

4. -lysis
Stone
Above
Karatin
Separation - Breakdown

5. What is a compression fracture?
Shin
Neck Bones
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

6. Humerus
Upper Arm bone
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Abdomen
Above

7. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
No.
Cheek Bone

8. -rrhea
Discharge - Flow
Abdomen
Record
Abnormal condition

9. Retraction
Moving backward
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Movement toward the midline
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

10. cardi/
Ovary
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
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Heart

11. Sacral
Stomach
Moving forward
Sacrum
Uteris

12. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
Abdomen
Vulva
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
Fat cell

13. Parietal Bones
Nose
Out - out of
Forms the sides of the cranium
Removal - Excision - Resection

14. -stomy
Birth
Opening
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

15. pseudo
Moving forward
Sacrum
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
False

16. Radius
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Abnormal condition
Slow
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

17. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Little - scanty
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

18. -rrhaphy
Forms the sides of the cranium
Above
Suture
Under

19. epi
Opening
Forms the back of the skull
Above
Coccyx (Tailbone)

20. Medial
Abdomen
Middle of the body.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

21. -algia
Movement toward the midline
Pain
Lunula
26

22. -pexy
Heart
Surgical Fixation
Upper Arm bone
3 (ex 311)

23. 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.
Forms the sides of the cranium
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Hardening

24. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
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
Turning Outward
Epinephrine and Steriods
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

25. chondro/
Cartilage
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
False
Epinephrine and Steriods

26. Lacrimal Bones
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Abnormal condition

27. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Sacrum
CMS-1500
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

28. pan
Birth
Liver
MM/DD/YY
All

29. colp/
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Vagina
Upper Jawbone
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

30. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Milk
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

31. episi/
Vulva
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Stomach
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

32. epi
Above
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Major skin pigment
Side

33. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
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
CMS
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.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

34. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
4. (ex 311.0)
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Within
Surgical Repair

35. cholecyst/
Gall bladder
Separation - Breakdown
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

36. derm/
Forms the sides of the cranium
Interior of the nose
Opening
Skin

37. -pathy
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Disease Condition
Shin
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

38. Maxilla
Upper Jawbone
Lower medial arm bone
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Major skin pigment

39. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Below
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

40. What are Medical Ethics?
Milk
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Upper Back
Toe Bones

41. mast/
Above
Turning Outward
Birth
Breast

42. endo
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Heart
Within

43. What is secondary malignancy?
Nose
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Muscle
Surgical Repair

44. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Through
New
Below
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

45. per
Absence of hair
Turning Inward
Through
Surgical Repair

46. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
1996
Four

47. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Abnormal condition
Tongue

48. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
CMS-1500
Record

49. -tomy
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
To cut into
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Enlargement

50. What are bones made of?
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 break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Osseous
Cheek Bone