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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What is secondary malignancy?
Below - deficient
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
CMS-1500
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

2. Zygoma
Cheek Bone
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

3. -meter
Before
Measure
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Side

4. gloss/
Stone
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Tongue
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

5. Abduction
Movement away from the midline
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Coccyx (Tailbone)

6. -algia
Hind foot bone
Within
Ovary
Pain

7. Frontal - Coronal
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Moving backward
Against
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

8. Fibula
Sacrum
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Many

9. Lacrimal Bones
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Milk
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

10. -therapy
In front of the temporal bones
Treatment
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Removal - Excision - Resection

11. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Front part of the body.
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Below - deficient
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

12. Who developed HCPCs codes?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Middle of the foot bone
CMS
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

13. oste/
5
Fat cell
Bone
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

14. Maxilla
Ankle
Upper Jawbone
Ovary
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

15. hemi
False
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Separation - Breakdown
Half

16. Gangrene
Muscle
Bones the palm of the hand
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

17. -megaly
Opening
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
New
Enlargement

18. Alopecia
Before
Middle of the foot bone
Discolored - flat lesion
Absence of hair

19. Impetigo
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Surgical Puncture
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Upper roof of the mouth

20. enter/
Turning the palm or foot upward
Intestine
Many
Record

21. poly
Many
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Upper Arm bone

22. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Movement away from the midline
Stomach
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

23. How are bones categorized?
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
False
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

24. When can a provider share PHI without specific permission from the patient?

25. Inversion
Inflammation
Turning Inward
5. (ex 311.56)
Many

26. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
1996
In front of the temporal bones

27. -pathy
Disease Condition
Between
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
In front of the temporal bones

28. What is Employer Liability?

29. What is hair made of?
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Karatin
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Out - out of

30. -itis
Inflammation
Mouth
Epinephrine and Steriods
26

31. -rrhaphy
Suture
Upper Arm bone
Sacrum
Upper Back

32. Anterior/Ventral
Abnormal condition
Stomach
Front part of the body.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

33. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Hind foot bone
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Liver
Movement toward the midline

34. ante
Side
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Blood Condition
Before

35. Melanin
Major skin pigment
Turning Inward
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Many

36. Infra
Below
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Lower Back
Bones the palm of the hand

37. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Epinephrine and Steriods
Hematopoietic tissue
Lunula
Intestine

38. Protraction
Lower Back
Moving forward
Fallopian tubes
Skin

39. hyster/
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Uteris
Birth
Bursting forth blood

40. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Absence of hair
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
No.

41. a - an
Sacrum
Without
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

42. What are the two types of edits that the NCCI implements?
Birth
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.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Forms the sides of the cranium

43. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Below - deficient
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Vulva

44. Melanin
Major skin pigment
4. (ex 311.0)
Finger Bones
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

45. Lipocyte
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Out - out of
Fat cell
Upper Back

46. Multigravida
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Moving backward
Sacrum

47. Mandible
Before - in front of
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
Blood Condition
Lower Jawbone

48. What is Carcinoma in situ?
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Turning Inward
Movement toward the midline
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

49. -pexy
Surgical Fixation
4. (ex 311.0)
Below
Moving forward

50. What are the two types of edits that the NCCI implements?
Uteris
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.
Disease Condition
Stomach