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Medical Coding Basics

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1. lith/
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Heart
Stone
Middle of the foot bone

2. ante
Through
Hardening
Before
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

3. Distal
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

4. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

5. What is secondary malignancy?
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Forms the sides of the cranium
Blood Condition
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

6. Metacarpals
Under
Bones the palm of the hand
Discharge - Flow
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

7. Eversion
Under
Turning Inward
Turning Outward
Skin

8. How many bones are in the spine?
Forms the back of the skull
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
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Hardening

9. -tomy
CMS
To cut into
Karatin
Enlargement

10. Macule
Cheek Bone
Major skin pigment
Above
Discolored - flat lesion

11. poly
Neck Bones
Against
Many
Moving forward

12. hepato/
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Turning Outward
Liver

13. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

14. Distal
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Finger Bones

15. Short Bones
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Pain
Separation - Breakdown

16. Coccygeal
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Before
Movement toward the midline
Stomach

17. supra
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Through
Above
Gall bladder

18. -emia
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Blood Condition
Below

19. Lacrimal Bones
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
In front of the temporal bones
Against
Birth

20. Ulna
Breast
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Lower medial arm bone

21. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Within
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Smaller - lateral leg bone

22. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
Little - scanty
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
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Below

23. Collagen
Moving backward
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Upper Back
In front of the temporal bones

24. pan
Vulva
All
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Against

25. sub
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Under
Measure
No.

26. Maxilla
In front of the temporal bones
Between
Upper Jawbone
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

27. salping/
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Fallopian tubes
Coccyx (Tailbone)

28. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
Enlargement
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
No.

29. -stomy
Opening
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Lunula
CMS

30. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
Wrist bones
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Major skin pigment
4. (ex 311.0)

31. -meter
Heart
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Middle of the foot bone
Measure

32. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Under
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Opening
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient

33. colp/
Vagina
Birth
Moving forward
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

34. poly
Enlargement
Many
Bursting forth blood
Ankle

35. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Visual Examination
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Visual Examination
Shin

36. epi
Above
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

37. enter/
Intestine
Middle of the body.
Forms the back of the skull
Beside

38. -therapy
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Absence of hair
Treatment

39. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
No.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

40. Abduction
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Movement away from the midline
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

41. pneum/
Mass
Blood Condition
Little - scanty
Lung

42. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Fallopian tubes
Movement toward the midline
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Shin

43. hin/
Many
Wrist bones
Cartilage
Nose

44. -scopy
To view
Hardening
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
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

45. mast/
Many
Hematopoietic tissue
Breast
Skin

46. ante
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Before
Record
Middle of the body.

47. What is CHAMPVA
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Stone
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

48. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Opening
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

49. anti
Slow
Against
Movement toward the midline
26

50. Parietal Bones
Forms the sides of the cranium
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Discolored - flat lesion
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.