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Medical Coding Basics

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1. -therapy
Abdomen
Treatment
Lunula
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

2. -megaly
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Enlargement
5. (ex 311.56)
Fat cell

3. Wheal
Fibrous bands of ligaments
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
CMS
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

4. Sacral
26
Sacrum
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Against

5. -meter
Measure
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
To view
Head

6. stomat/
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Mouth
To view
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

7. What are the two types of edits that the NCCI implements?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
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.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
The bone is crushed or shattered.

8. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Turning the palm or foot upward
Turning Inward
Lunula
New

9. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Finger Bones
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
4. (ex 311.0)
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

10. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Stone
Against
3 (ex 311)
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

11. Inversion
Turning Inward
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Intestine
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

12. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?
Stone
Treatment
CMS-1500
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

13. tetra
Four
Measure
Turning Inward
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

14. Ethmoid Bone
Side
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
No.

15. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Breast
Below - deficient

16. Ulna
Lower medial arm bone
MM/DD/YY
Above
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

17. Alopecia
Inflammation
26
Painful - difficult
Absence of hair

18. Collagen
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Lower Jawbone
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
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

19. -oma
Mass
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
CMS-1500
Measure

20. -lysis
Separation - Breakdown
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Blood Condition

21. Alopecia
Epinephrine and Steriods
Absence of hair
Pain
3 (ex 311)

22. Frontal - Coronal
The bone is crushed or shattered.
1996
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
CMS-1500

23. Distal
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Before - in front of
Sacrum
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

24. What is a Colles Fracture?
Side
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

25. Occipital Bone
Removal - Excision - Resection
Above
Forms the back of the skull
Visual Examination

26. Short Bones
Tongue
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Middle of the body.

27. Anterior/Ventral
Abnormal condition
Moving forward
Front part of the body.
Middle of the foot bone

28. What are bursae?
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
In front of the temporal bones
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

29. derm/
Upper Arm bone
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Half
Skin

30. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
Turning the palm or foot upward
5
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

31. lapar/
1996
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Discharge - Flow
Abdomen

32. ex
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Out - out of
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Finger Bones

33. What is Employer Liability?

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34. Posterior/Dorsal
Within
3 (ex 311)
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Back part of the body.

35. Inversion
Turning Inward
No.
Through
Within

36. -plasty
Surgical Repair
Movement away from the midline
CMS-1500
Through

37. oglio
Sacrum
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Little - scanty
New

38. hyster/
Uteris
Lung
Upper Jawbone
Hind foot bone

39. a - an
Cartilage
Painful - difficult
4. (ex 311.0)
Without

40. sub
Turning the palm or foot upward
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
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.
Under

41. Sphenoid Bones
Fallopian tubes
Bones the palm of the hand
Hind foot bone
In front of the temporal bones

42. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Vagina
Moving backward
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

43. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?
No.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Vulva

44. What is secondary malignancy?
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Cartilage
Turning the palm or foot upward
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

45. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Back part of the body.
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

46. Vomer
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Milk
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Upper Back

47. Palatine Bones
Upper Back
Forms the back of the skull
Upper roof of the mouth
False

48. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Movement toward the midline
Coccyx (Tailbone)
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

49. -rrhea
Out - out of
Discharge - Flow
Half
Upper Back

50. What is secondary malignancy?
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Lung
Interior of the nose
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.