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Medical Coding Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Gangrene






2. When are V codes used?






3. poly






4. How many bones are in the spine?






5. cardi/






6. What are Medical Ethics?






7. What are Medical Ethics?






8. cephal/






9. Lacrimal Bones






10. Metacarpals






11. Sesamoid Bones






12. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?






13. What is Carcinoma in situ?






14. Frontal Bone






15. Supination






16. Melanin






17. brady






18. Lateral






19. oglio






20. oophor






21. Ulna






22. What are the key components of E/M?






23. Eversion






24. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?






25. Malleolus






26. When are E codes used?






27. supra






28. -rrhea






29. lith/






30. Melanin






31. gloss/






32. -therapy






33. Collagen






34. Posterior/Dorsal






35. poly






36. Inversion






37. Zygoma






38. -gram






39. Palatine Bones






40. What is CHAMPVA






41. Retraction






42. Frontal - Coronal






43. endo






44. Inferior nasal conchae






45. -rrhea






46. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?






47. Sagittal






48. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?






49. -stomy






50. -rrhaphy