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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Cervical
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Neck Bones
Treatment
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

2. Infra
MM/DD/YY
Tongue
Below
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

3. What are bones connected together with?
No.
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
1. The amount of time - intensity of effort and medical skill required for the service 2.Overhead; the practice costs related to performing the service 3. Cost of Medical Malpractice insurance

4. Lumbar
Under
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Nose
Lower Back

5. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
CMS
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

6. -sclerosis
Gall bladder
Hardening
Ovary
CMS-1500

7. Metatarsal
Middle of the foot bone
Between
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

8. Short Bones
Back part of the body.
Front part of the body.
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Upper Arm bone

9. Ulna
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
No.
Lower medial arm bone

10. -stomy
Opening
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Back part of the body.
Lower medial arm bone

11. Radius
Forms the back of the skull
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
4. (ex 311.0)
Milk

12. Adduction
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Lower Jawbone
Turning Inward
Movement toward the midline

13. hepato/
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
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Back part of the body.

14. Sphenoid Bones
No.
In front of the temporal bones
Nose
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

15. Impetigo
4. (ex 311.0)
Toe Bones
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

16. per
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Through
Surgical Fixation

17. colp/
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Vagina
Painful - difficult

18. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
5. (ex 311.56)
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Bone
All

19. cholecyst/
Removal - Excision - Resection
Forms the sides of the cranium
Gall bladder
Little - scanty

20. Tarsal
Hind foot bone
Discharge - Flow
Vulva
Little - scanty

21. Supination
Turning the palm or foot upward
Stomach
Bones the palm of the hand
Lower medial arm bone

22. Eversion
Before - in front of
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Front part of the body.
Turning Outward

23. Melanin
Lung
Upper Jawbone
Nose
Major skin pigment

24. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
MM/DD/YY
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Bursting forth blood

25. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Lower medial arm bone
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

26. What is secondary malignancy?
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Muscle
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Bursting forth blood

27. What are the 3 layers of skin?
CMS
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
4. (ex 311.0)
Ankle

28. Adduction
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Movement toward the midline
Turning Outward
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

29. hemi
New
Shin
Upper Arm bone
Half

30. Malleolus
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Record
Ankle
Vagina

31. Inversion
Turning Inward
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Above
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

32. a - an
Without
Finger Bones
Fallopian tubes
Little - scanty

33. Frontal - Coronal
Hind foot bone
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
CMS

34. Frontal Bone
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Mass
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

35. Parietal Bones
Middle of the foot bone
Forms the sides of the cranium
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
The bone is crushed or shattered.

36. Inversion
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Turning Inward
Discharge - Flow

37. salping/
Treatment
Fallopian tubes
Birth
Upper roof of the mouth

38. Fibula
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.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
26
Smaller - lateral leg bone

39. per
Below - deficient
Skin
Between
Through

40. poly
Many
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Interior of the nose
Hardening

41. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Enlargement
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

42. anti
Above
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Against
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

43. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Record
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Mouth

44. What is Benign?
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Hind foot bone
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

45. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Visual Examination

46. oste/
Back part of the body.
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Upper Arm bone
Bone

47. -rrhagia
Bursting forth blood
Birth
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Nose

48. myo/
Wrist bones
Karatin
Muscle
Visual Examination

49. -centisis
Moving forward
Surgical Puncture
Side
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

50. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
No.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Hardening