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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
3 (ex 311)
Turning the palm or foot upward
Surgical Puncture
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

2. Anterior/Ventral
Front part of the body.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Before - in front of
Forms the back of the skull

3. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Out - out of
Front part of the body.
Abdomen
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

4. hyster/
Uteris
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Movement away from the midline
Movement toward the midline

5. Sacral
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Above
Sacrum
Karatin

6. endo
To view
Blood Condition
Within
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

7. gastro/
Stomach
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Upper roof of the mouth
Slow

8. What is hair made of?
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Blood Condition
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

9. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
MM/DD/YY
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Stone
Turning the palm or foot upward

10. Frontal - Coronal
Discolored - flat lesion
Lower medial arm bone
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Nose

11. inter
Muscle
Between
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
Stomach

12. -sclerosis
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
In front of the temporal bones
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Hardening

13. salping/
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Fallopian tubes
Painful - difficult
Breast

14. What is hair made of?
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
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New
Head

15. arth/
Cartilage
Sacrum
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Pain

16. Eversion
Ovary
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
No.
Turning Outward

17. What is Employer Liability?

18. How are bones categorized?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
All
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Middle of the foot bone

19. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
Upper roof of the mouth
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Milk
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

20. Anterior/Ventral
Front part of the body.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Milk
Upper Jawbone

21. Impetigo
Blood Condition
Breast
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

22. What are bones connected together with?
In front of the temporal bones
Below - deficient
Forms the back of the skull
Fibrous bands of ligaments

23. What are the two types of edits that the NCCI implements?
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.
To view
Record
Nose

24. derm/
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Without
Skin

25. -megaly
Intestine
Enlargement
Opening
Heart

26. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
Opening
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Between
MM/DD/YY

27. Radius
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
5
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
All

28. -gram
Before - in front of
Record
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Stomach

29. pan
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
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
All
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

30. Temporal Bones
Stomach
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Mass
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

31. Metacarpals
Bones the palm of the hand
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Birth
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

32. Frontal Bone
Hematopoietic tissue
Upper Back
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Pain

33. Who developed HCPCs codes?
CMS
Coccyx (Tailbone)
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Surgical Repair

34. What is in a Medical Record?
False
Ankle
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

35. Sagittal
Surgical Fixation
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Toe Bones
False

36. What is a compression fracture?
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Interior of the nose
Fibrous bands of ligaments
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.

37. What is primary malignancy?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Enlargement

38. -therapy
Treatment
Moving backward
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1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

39. pseudo
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Epinephrine and Steriods
False

40. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Half
New
Inflammation
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

41. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Bone
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Toe Bones

42. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Against
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

43. Infra
Below
Separation - Breakdown
Upper Arm bone
Before - in front of

44. Macule
Discolored - flat lesion
Separation - Breakdown
Osseous
Vulva

45. Retraction
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.
Moving backward

46. Inversion
Vagina
Nose
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Turning Inward

47. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?
Interior of the nose
4. (ex 311.0)
CMS-1500
Intestine

48. -scopy
Cheek Bone
In front of the temporal bones
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
To view

49. dys
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Turning Outward
Painful - difficult

50. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
Birth
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Front part of the body.