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Medical Coding Basics

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  • 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. Carpals






2. What are the insides of bones comprised of?






3. Lipocyte






4. What is a compression fracture?






5. Supination






6. What are bones made of?






7. What is a Qualified Diagnosis






8. Eversion






9. cholecyst/






10. How many bones are in the spine?






11. What is Benign?






12. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)






13. pre






14. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?






15. Sphenoid Bones






16. Carpals






17. Ethmoid Bone






18. hepato/






19. -lysis






20. lact/






21. epi






22. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?






23. para






24. neo






25. enter/






26. -emia






27. Sagittal






28. Maxilla






29. stomat/






30. Zygoma






31. Retraction






32. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?






33. oophor






34. Abduction






35. myo/






36. poly






37. -algia






38. Fibula






39. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?






40. Multigravida






41. salping/






42. What is a Complicated Fracture?






43. hemi






44. cardi/






45. stomat/






46. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?






47. What is a compression fracture?






48. nat/






49. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?






50. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?