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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Tarsal
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
Hind foot bone
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

2. Short Bones
Before - in front of
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Half

3. neo
Through
Removal - Excision - Resection
Lunula
New

4. Melanin
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Turning the palm or foot upward
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Major skin pigment

5. Protraction
Without
Moving forward
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Out - out of

6. Temporal Bones
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
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Lower Jawbone
Without

7. -emia
5
Upper Arm bone
Blood Condition
No.

8. Gangrene
Muscle
In front of the temporal bones
Painful - difficult
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

9. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Shin
Abnormal condition
Surgical Repair

10. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Hardening
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Finger Bones
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

11. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Before - in front of
1996
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

12. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Front part of the body.
Pain

13. What is a Colles Fracture?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Visual Examination

14. Coccygeal
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Tongue
Ankle
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

15. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
False
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

16. Carpals
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Skin
Wrist bones
Forms the back of the skull

17. Distal
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Many

18. Protraction
Moving forward
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Gall bladder
Above

19. What are synovial joints?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Upper roof of the mouth
Liver
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

20. -lysis
Record
Separation - Breakdown
To cut into
Cartilage

21. Frontal - Coronal
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Within
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

22. Ulna
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Lower medial arm bone
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

23. What is in a Medical Record?
Mouth
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Hematopoietic tissue
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

24. myo/
Forms the back of the skull
Cartilage
CMS
Muscle

25. epi
Fibrous bands of ligaments
In front of the temporal bones
Moving backward
Above

26. episi/
CMS
Upper Back
All
Vulva

27. Macule
Discolored - flat lesion
In front of the temporal bones
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Fat cell

28. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
Skin
Moving forward
5
4. (ex 311.0)

29. -plasty
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.
Below
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
Surgical Repair

30. Lipocyte
Record
Tongue
Fat cell
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

31. pan
Above
CMS
Skin
All

32. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Uteris
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
Bones the palm of the hand
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

33. Posterior/Dorsal
Back part of the body.
Disease Condition
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

34. cardi/
Heart
Abnormal condition
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

35. What is a Complicated Fracture?
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Lower Back
Nose

36. Zygoma
Cheek Bone
Within
Surgical Fixation
Absence of hair

37. Infra
Cartilage
Milk
Below
Inflammation

38. 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.
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
MM/DD/YY

39. Flat Bones
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Cartilage
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Vagina

40. What is secondary malignancy?
Mass
Intestine
Forms the sides of the cranium
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

41. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
Moving forward
Opening
Above
The bone is crushed or shattered.

42. How many bones are in the spine?
26
Ankle
Four
Beside

43. Melanin
Major skin pigment
Removal - Excision - Resection
Treatment
Back part of the body.

44. -oma
Finger Bones
Neck Bones
Mass
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

45. Cervical
5. (ex 311.56)
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Neck Bones
To view

46. tetra
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
Measure
Half
Four

47. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Turning the palm or foot upward
Against
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Abdomen

48. Supination
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Fat cell
Turning the palm or foot upward
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

49. Vesicle
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Little - scanty
Discharge - Flow
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

50. ex
Through
Out - out of
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.
Coccyx (Tailbone)