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1. -lysis
Separation - Breakdown
Upper Arm bone
CMS-1500
Toe Bones

2. Collagen
Opening
In front of the temporal bones
Wrist bones
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

3. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Milk

4. What is secondary malignancy?
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Nose

5. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Epinephrine and Steriods
Shin
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Smaller - lateral leg bone

6. mast/
Vagina
Breast
In front of the temporal bones
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

7. -emia
Blood Condition
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
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

8. Mandible
Birth
Lower Jawbone
Slow
Breast

9. Cervical
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Neck Bones
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Cartilage

10. -scopy
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Breast
Visual Examination
Muscle

11. Temporal Bones
Lower medial arm bone
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Back part of the body.
Front part of the body.

12. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Middle of the foot bone

13. Coccygeal
Opening
Coccyx (Tailbone)
26
Heart

14. Tibia
Shin
Upper Jawbone
MM/DD/YY
Against

15. Thoracic
5
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Upper Back
Cheek Bone

16. epi
Blood Condition
Above
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

17. sub
Major skin pigment
Major skin pigment
Under
Lower Jawbone

18. How long should Medical Records be retained?
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

19. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Within

20. -ectomy
CMS
Skin
Turning Outward
Removal - Excision - Resection

21. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Upper Back
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

22. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Milk
No.
A change in the code description since the last edition.

23. episi/
Disease Condition
Middle of the foot bone
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Vulva

24. What is primary malignancy?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Upper Jawbone
Breast
Ankle

25. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Vagina
Lower Jawbone
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

26. Melanin
Major skin pigment
Slow
Skin
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

27. Sagittal
Karatin
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Slow
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

28. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
Upper Arm bone
Vulva
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.
MM/DD/YY

29. lith/
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Ankle
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.
Stone

30. Infra
Bursting forth blood
Below
5
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

31. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
CMS-1500
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
No.

32. sub
Under
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.
False
Painful - difficult

33. enter/
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Lunula
Intestine

34. -gram
Record
Sacrum
26
4. (ex 311.0)

35. -sclerosis
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Hardening
Turning the palm or foot upward
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

36. Mandible
Head
Lower Jawbone
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Stone

37. Who does TRICARE cover?
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Ankle

38. mast/
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Breast
Below - deficient
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

39. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
Forms the sides of the cranium
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Surgical Puncture
Hardening

40. Long Bones
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Skin
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

41. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Turning Inward
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

42. Retraction
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Moving backward
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

43. oglio
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Fat cell
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Little - scanty

44. episi/
Vulva
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Back part of the body.
Fallopian tubes

45. dys
Head
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Mouth
Painful - difficult

46. Lumbar
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Lower Back
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

47. Lumbar
Vagina
Before
Lower Back
Smaller - lateral leg bone

48. lact/
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Major skin pigment
Milk
Middle of the body.

49. Collagen
Mouth
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Head
Sacrum

50. Malleolus
Wrist bones
Karatin
Discolored - flat lesion
Ankle