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Medical Coding Basics

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1. cholecyst/
Head
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Gall bladder

2. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Epinephrine and Steriods
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
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.

3. What is a Colles Fracture?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Four
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

4. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
3 (ex 311)
Front part of the body.
Against
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

5. brady
Slow
Forms the back of the skull
Stomach
Lung

6. gloss/
Painful - difficult
Mouth
Bursting forth blood
Tongue

7. Lacrimal Bones
Out - out of
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
New
Before - in front of

8. Malleolus
Birth
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Ankle

9. Retraction
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Moving backward
Measure
26

10. salping/
In front of the temporal bones
Half
Lower medial arm bone
Fallopian tubes

11. Temporal Bones
Moving backward
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Four

12. -lysis
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Against
Discolored - flat lesion
Separation - Breakdown

13. enter/
Intestine
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Bones the palm of the hand

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

15. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Karatin
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Against
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

16. -meter
Lung
Measure
Lower Jawbone
Neck Bones

17. Adduction
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Vulva
Movement toward the midline

18. 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
Discolored - flat lesion
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

19. -rrhea
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Discharge - Flow
All

20. a - an
Treatment
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Middle of the foot bone
Without

21. -tomy
Fat cell
Between
5. (ex 311.56)
To cut into

22. Phalanges
Finger Bones
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
Mouth
CMS

23. hin/
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Lower Jawbone
Discharge - Flow
Nose

24. -tomy
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
To cut into

25. sub
Under
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Breast
Karatin

26. What is primary malignancy?
Lower medial arm bone
Vulva
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Cheek Bone

27. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
Wrist bones
Lower Jawbone
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

28. ante
Suture
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Before

29. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Upper Arm bone
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

30. -rrhea
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Little - scanty
Discharge - Flow
Upper Jawbone

31. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Nose
Shin
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Abnormal condition

32. -centisis
Above
Surgical Puncture
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Mass

33. epi
Liver
Above
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Milk

34. ex
Absence of hair
Before - in front of
Out - out of
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

35. -rrhaphy
Lunula
Suture
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Vulva

36. Infra
Under
MM/DD/YY
Below
Little - scanty

37. Anterior/Ventral
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Front part of the body.
Lunula
Suture

38. What is in a Medical Record?
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Upper Back
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

39. colp/
Vagina
Wrist bones
Turning the palm or foot upward
Between

40. Multigravida
Osseous
Cheek Bone
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Surgical Fixation

41. pre
Ovary
Hind foot bone
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Before - in front of

42. Frontal Bone
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Interior of the nose
Above
Hardening

43. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
Visual Examination
Back part of the body.
Treatment
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

44. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
Finger Bones
Movement away from the midline
Hardening
The bone is crushed or shattered.

45. Zygoma
Milk
Upper Jawbone
Cheek Bone
New

46. Metatarsal
Osseous
Beside
Opening
Middle of the foot bone

47. per
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Inflammation
Through
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

48. tetra
Middle of the body.
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Four

49. What are the key components of E/M?
Surgical Repair
Turning Outward
Below
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

50. What are bones connected together with?
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.
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Beside
Toe Bones