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1. mast/
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Breast
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
CMS-1500

2. gloss/
Tongue
Beside
Cartilage
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3. Short Bones
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Surgical Puncture
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Visual Examination

4. oglio
CMS
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Upper Arm bone
Little - scanty

5. Temporal Bones
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Vagina
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Middle of the foot bone

6. Lacrimal Bones
Sacrum
Pain
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Suture

7. pre
Before - in front of
3 (ex 311)
Upper roof of the mouth
A change in the code description since the last edition.

8. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
3 (ex 311)
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

9. cardi/
Hematopoietic tissue
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Epinephrine and Steriods
Heart

10. How many bones are in the spine?
5
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Hardening
26

11. Proximal
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Before
Cartilage
Cheek Bone

12. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
5. (ex 311.56)
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

13. Phalanx
Ankle
Upper roof of the mouth
Toe Bones
Beside

14. What are bursae?
Before - in front of
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Cartilage
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

15. colp/
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Vagina
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

16. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
Lower Jawbone
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Upper Jawbone
4. (ex 311.0)

17. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
No.
Below
3 (ex 311)

18. Zygoma
Ankle
Toe Bones
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Cheek Bone

19. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Lower medial arm bone
Turning the palm or foot upward
No.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

20. Metatarsal
Middle of the foot bone
Between
Turning Inward
Discolored - flat lesion

21. cephal/
Enlargement
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Beside
Head

22. What is hair made of?
Karatin
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Discolored - flat lesion
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

23. pre
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Liver
False
Before - in front of

24. -tomy
Cartilage
To cut into
Back part of the body.
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

25. myo/
Muscle
Head
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity

26. Palatine Bones
Upper roof of the mouth
New
Lunula
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

27. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Mass
Upper Jawbone
Abdomen
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

28. What is hair made of?
New
Heart
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Karatin

29. -scopy
Ankle
To view
Ovary
False

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

31. gastro/
Between
Skin
Measure
Stomach

32. Sphenoid Bones
Karatin
In front of the temporal bones
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

33. -rrhea
Hardening
Discharge - Flow
Enlargement
Disease Condition

34. brady
1996
Hind foot bone
Slow
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

35. What are the key components of E/M?
Forms the sides of the cranium
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
MM/DD/YY
Discolored - flat lesion

36. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?
CMS-1500
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Upper Jawbone
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

37. Who does TRICARE cover?
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Middle of the body.
Birth
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

38. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Shin
Muscle
Inflammation
Lunula

39. inter
Bursting forth blood
Between
Vulva
3 (ex 311)

40. Tibia
Absence of hair
Enlargement
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Shin

41. Fibula
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Breast
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Smaller - lateral leg bone

42. -scopy
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Visual Examination
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

43. Lateral
Intestine
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Muscle
Side

44. Zygoma
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Cheek Bone
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Forms the back of the skull

45. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
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Through
Painful - difficult
The bone is crushed or shattered.

46. -gram
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Record
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.

47. tetra
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.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Without
Four

48. Hypo
Liver
Upper Arm bone
CMS-1500
Below - deficient

49. -lysis
Bone
Beside
Separation - Breakdown
Beside

50. poly
Many
Opening
Four
To view