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Medical Coding Basics

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1. -centisis
Surgical Repair
Surgical Puncture
Neck Bones
Nose

2. Infra
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Cheek Bone
Below
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

3. Distal
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Below
Measure
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

4. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Epinephrine and Steriods
Without
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Hind foot bone

5. Lacrimal Bones
False
Measure
Heart
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

6. Infra
Below
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Through
Upper roof of the mouth

7. Sesamoid Bones
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Surgical Puncture
Opening

8. -scopy
Mass
5
Front part of the body.
To view

9. lith/
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Forms the back of the skull
Stone
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

10. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Wrist bones
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Out - out of

11. Multigravida
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Slow
Front part of the body.
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

12. How is Usual - Customary and Reasonable pricing calculated?

13. Hypo
Below - deficient
Middle of the foot bone
Hind foot bone
CMS-1500

14. Fibula
Finger Bones
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Interior of the nose
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

15. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Lower medial arm bone
Separation - Breakdown
Cheek Bone
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

16. enter/
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Cartilage
Intestine
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)

17. Alopecia
No.
Against
Absence of hair
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

18. Posterior/Dorsal
Surgical Repair
Back part of the body.
Tongue
Discharge - Flow

19. pre
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Before - in front of
Stomach
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

20. What is secondary malignancy?
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Fat cell
Below - deficient
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

21. What is in a Medical Record?
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Movement toward the midline
False

22. Temporal Bones
All
Front part of the body.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Epinephrine and Steriods

23. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
Enlargement
MM/DD/YY
5
Half

24. sub
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Under
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

25. What is primary malignancy?
MM/DD/YY
Fallopian tubes
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)

26. hemi
Half
Nose
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
Shin

27. Maxilla
Upper Jawbone
Blood Condition
Stomach
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

28. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Cheek Bone
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Four

29. Sacral
5. (ex 311.56)
Sacrum
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Milk

30. -stomy
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Opening
Shin

31. salping/
Stomach
Fallopian tubes
Toe Bones
Osseous

32. arth/
Cartilage
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Turning Inward
Disease Condition

33. Metacarpals
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Bones the palm of the hand
CMS
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

34. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Below - deficient
Interior of the nose
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

35. hyster/
Uteris
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Turning Outward
False

36. When are E codes used?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Osseous

37. Lumbar
Uteris
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Mass
Lower Back

38. salping/
Fallopian tubes
Stomach
Cheek Bone
Nose

39. Coccygeal
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Painful - difficult
Coccyx (Tailbone)
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

40. brady
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Head
Slow
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

41. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
Abdomen
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Ankle
Under

42. Who does TRICARE cover?
Intestine
No.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
3 (ex 311)

43. Long Bones
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)

44. How is Usual - Customary and Reasonable pricing calculated?

45. What is primary malignancy?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Discolored - flat lesion
CMS
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

46. nat/
Middle of the body.
Birth
Finger Bones
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

47. -sclerosis
Surgical Repair
Hardening
Hind foot bone
Beside

48. Palatine Bones
Cartilage
Epinephrine and Steriods
Upper roof of the mouth
Treatment

49. What is secondary malignancy?
Back part of the body.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Uteris
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

50. Hypo
Record
Above
1996
Below - deficient