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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What is Benign?
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Fat cell
To cut into
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

2. -stomy
Opening
Below - deficient
Bones the palm of the hand
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

3. -therapy
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Discharge - Flow
Treatment
Out - out of

4. Sacral
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.
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Bone
Sacrum

5. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

6. -rrhaphy
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Movement toward the midline
Suture
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

7. -centisis
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Under
Above
Surgical Puncture

8. Sagittal
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Separation - Breakdown
Slow
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

9. -megaly
Movement away from the midline
Hardening
Enlargement
Slow

10. mast/
Breast
Upper Arm bone
Lower Jawbone
Milk

11. What is CHAMPVA
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Osseous
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

12. Ethmoid Bone
Osseous
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Record
Before - in front of

13. Infra
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Out - out of
Above
Below

14. lact/
Milk
Major skin pigment
Cheek Bone
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

15. Sphenoid Bones
MM/DD/YY
Between
In front of the temporal bones
Disease Condition

16. Sphenoid Bones
In front of the temporal bones
Absence of hair
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Wrist bones

17. Coccygeal
Hardening
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Vagina

18. -sclerosis
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Upper Jawbone
Abnormal condition
Hardening

19. -rrhagia
Discolored - flat lesion
Bursting forth blood
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Fibrous bands of ligaments

20. Phalanges
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Painful - difficult
Intestine
Finger Bones

21. oophor
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Ovary
Forms the back of the skull
Liver

22. arth/
New
Cartilage
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

23. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
Neck Bones
Cheek Bone
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
4. (ex 311.0)

24. tetra
Separation - Breakdown
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Four
Turning the palm or foot upward

25. Hypo
Little - scanty
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Below - deficient
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

26. Supination
1996
Surgical Fixation
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Turning the palm or foot upward

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

28. oophor
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Ovary
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Nose

29. Medial
Middle of the body.
Shin
The bone is crushed or shattered.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

30. What is CHAMPVA
Interior of the nose
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

31. Malleolus
Enlargement
Ankle
Bone
Vagina

32. pan
5
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
All
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

33. What are Medical Ethics?
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Half
Vagina
Enlargement

34. arth/
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Discharge - Flow
Cartilage
Muscle

35. hemi
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
Liver
Half
Turning Inward

36. cephal/
Cartilage
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Head
Fat cell

37. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Opening
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

38. pseudo
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Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
False
Within

39. cephal/
Head
Stomach
Lunula
Inflammation

40. How is Usual - Customary and Reasonable pricing calculated?

41. anti
Major skin pigment
Against
Side
To cut into

42. What is a Colles Fracture?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Surgical Puncture
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

43. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
4. (ex 311.0)
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Separation - Breakdown
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

44. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Movement toward the midline

45. ante
Karatin
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Before
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

46. enter/
Intestine
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Toe Bones

47. -ectomy
Removal - Excision - Resection
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
Liver

48. Zygoma
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Cheek Bone
Discolored - flat lesion
Stomach

49. Protraction
Cartilage
Moving forward
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Side

50. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
Vulva
Interior of the nose
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Above