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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Mandible
Lower Jawbone
Movement toward the midline
Interior of the nose
Little - scanty

2. -meter
Measure
Hind foot bone
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Hardening

3. What are synovial joints?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Within
Hardening
Head

4. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Side
Before - in front of
Neck Bones

5. When are E codes used?
Cartilage
Skin
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Smaller - lateral leg bone

6. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Cartilage
Epinephrine and Steriods
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Movement toward the midline

7. Radius
Epinephrine and Steriods
All
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

8. Phalanx
Discharge - Flow
Milk
Toe Bones
Epinephrine and Steriods

9. Posterior/Dorsal
Blood Condition
Back part of the body.
26
Ovary

10. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Toe Bones
Middle of the body.
Surgical Puncture
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

11. salping/
Suture
Discharge - Flow
Fallopian tubes
CMS-1500

12. What are bones connected together with?
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Uteris
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Moving forward

13. ex
CMS-1500
Out - out of
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
1996

14. oglio
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
New
Little - scanty

15. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
Absence of hair
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Surgical Puncture
5

16. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
To view
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Lower Back
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

17. -osis
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Four
Hardening
Abnormal condition

18. -rrhaphy
Suture
Many
Half
Vulva

19. What is Carcinoma in situ?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Forms the sides of the cranium
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

20. -rrhaphy
Interior of the nose
Suture
Uteris
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

21. Lateral
Ankle
Birth
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Side

22. anti
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Against
MM/DD/YY
Absence of hair

23. Palatine Bones
Neck Bones
Tongue
Upper roof of the mouth
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

24. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
5. (ex 311.56)
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

25. Radius
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Before - in front of
Lung

26. Multigravida
Bones the palm of the hand
Hind foot bone
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
False

27. nat/
Birth
Record
Lung
Bone

28. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
Discharge - Flow
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
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

29. Who developed HCPCs codes?
Lower Jawbone
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
CMS

30. enter/
Birth
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Opening
Intestine

31. Occipital Bone
Vulva
3 (ex 311)
Forms the back of the skull
Middle of the foot bone

32. cholecyst/
Pain
Skin
Through
Gall bladder

33. Proximal
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Discolored - flat lesion
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

34. What is a compression fracture?
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Without
Below - deficient
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

35. hepato/
Movement away from the midline
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Liver

36. Impetigo
Surgical Fixation
Liver
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

37. gloss/
Bones the palm of the hand
Tongue
Skin
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

38. Proximal
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Fat cell
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Below - deficient

39. -algia
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.
Pain
26
All

40. -pexy
Bones the palm of the hand
Surgical Fixation
Many
Suture

41. -rrhea
Surgical Repair
Toe Bones
Discharge - Flow
1996

42. Maxilla
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Half
Upper Jawbone
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

43. Zygoma
Muscle
Between
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Cheek Bone

44. -plasty
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Liver
Surgical Repair
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.

45. Melanin
Lower Jawbone
Cheek Bone
Major skin pigment
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

46. -megaly
Enlargement
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Half
1996

47. -gram
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.
Record
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
Ovary

48. enter/
Intestine
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Above
Four

49. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Mouth
Little - scanty

50. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
In front of the temporal bones
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.