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Medical Coding Basics

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1. brady
Below
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Wrist bones
Slow

2. hemi
Painful - difficult
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Half
Vagina

3. What is Benign?
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Bones the palm of the hand

4. Inferior nasal conchae
Upper Back
Interior of the nose
Head
Bursting forth blood

5. What is a Colles Fracture?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Lung
Movement away from the midline
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

6. ex
Turning Outward
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Head
Out - out of

7. What is a compression fracture?
Movement away from the midline
Forms the sides of the cranium
Pain
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

8. Distal
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Sacrum
Uteris
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

9. Zygoma
No.
Cheek Bone
Opening
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

10. Lipocyte
Fat cell
Vulva
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Moving forward

11. Retraction
Out - out of
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Moving backward

12. Short Bones
Turning the palm or foot upward
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
New
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

13. When are V codes used?
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
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.
4. (ex 311.0)

14. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Epinephrine and Steriods
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Ovary

15. Gangrene
All
Opening
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)

16. Maxilla
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Treatment
Against
Upper Jawbone

17. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Painful - difficult
Below - deficient
Separation - Breakdown
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

18. Who does TRICARE cover?
Below - deficient
Disease Condition
Removal - Excision - Resection
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

19. lact/
Moving forward
Milk
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

20. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Inflammation
Birth
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
All

21. Sagittal
Lower Jawbone
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
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

22. -sclerosis
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
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
Middle of the body.
Hardening

23. Coccygeal
Removal - Excision - Resection
Coccyx (Tailbone)
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.
Side

24. -stomy
Vulva
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Opening
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

25. -tomy
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
To cut into
CMS

26. -gram
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Cartilage
Karatin
Record

27. Phalanges
Blood Condition
Muscle
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.
Finger Bones

28. pre
CMS-1500
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Before - in front of
Four

29. What is a Complicated Fracture?
MM/DD/YY
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

30. Sacral
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Sacrum
Vagina
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

31. cardi/
Moving backward
Bones the palm of the hand
Heart
Liver

32. Fibula
CMS-1500
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Movement away from the midline
Without

33. Long Bones
26
Cheek Bone
Cartilage
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

34. Posterior/Dorsal
Back part of the body.
Beside
Hind foot bone
MM/DD/YY

35. per
Under
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Through

36. Anterior/Ventral
Under
Front part of the body.
Beside
Middle of the foot bone

37. brady
Between
Slow
5
Upper Back

38. nat/
Forms the sides of the cranium
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Birth

39. arth/
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Cartilage
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

40. Mandible
Shin
Above
Lower Jawbone
Middle of the foot bone

41. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Hematopoietic tissue
Movement away from the midline
Before
Back part of the body.

42. What is hair made of?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Bone
Disease Condition
Karatin

43. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Vulva

44. Retraction
Surgical Fixation
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Moving backward

45. -itis
Inflammation
Osseous
Wrist bones
Cartilage

46. per
Without
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Through
Discolored - flat lesion

47. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Discolored - flat lesion
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
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
Moving backward

48. What is primary malignancy?
Under
Skin
Half
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

49. Short Bones
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Upper roof of the mouth
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

50. mast/
Abdomen
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
To cut into
Breast