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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Palatine Bones
Inflammation
Upper roof of the mouth
Birth
Intestine

2. Lipocyte
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Fat cell
Interior of the nose
Lung

3. Impetigo
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Toe Bones
Within
Interior of the nose

4. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Measure
Below
MM/DD/YY

5. -ectomy
Removal - Excision - Resection
Visual Examination
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Smaller - lateral leg bone

6. -scopy
Visual Examination
Abdomen
Above
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

7. Lipocyte
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Removal - Excision - Resection
Fat cell
Movement toward the midline

8. Melanin
Major skin pigment
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.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
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

9. What is hair made of?
Karatin
Visual Examination
Milk
Smaller - lateral leg bone

10. -gram
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Record
Turning the palm or foot upward
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

11. stomat/
False
Mouth
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
Smaller - lateral leg bone

12. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
4. (ex 311.0)
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
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
Skin

13. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Above
4. (ex 311.0)
Bone

14. Collagen
Inflammation
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Turning Outward

15. hepato/
Hind foot bone
Forms the back of the skull
Without
Liver

16. What is a Complicated Fracture?
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Finger Bones
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

17. How many bones are in the spine?
No.
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
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Stomach

18. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
MM/DD/YY
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Four
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient

19. myo/
Muscle
Half
Sacrum
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

20. Lacrimal Bones
Hind foot bone
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
A change in the code description since the last edition.
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

21. lapar/
Upper roof of the mouth
Abdomen
Milk
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

22. What are Medical Ethics?
False
Hind foot bone
Before - in front of
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

23. pre
Movement toward the midline
Before - in front of
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Upper Jawbone

24. What is hair made of?
Karatin
Ovary
Osseous
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

25. What is Carcinoma in situ?
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Surgical Repair
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
5

26. cholecyst/
Gall bladder
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Movement away from the midline

27. Melanin
Surgical Repair
Major skin pigment
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
A change in the code description since the last edition.

28. pseudo
False
5
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Interior of the nose

29. Gangrene
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Under
Surgical Repair
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

30. pneum/
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Measure
Lung
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

31. What is secondary malignancy?
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Mass
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
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.

32. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Neck Bones
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Middle of the body.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

33. What are Medical Ethics?
Lower medial arm bone
Karatin
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

34. hin/
Record
5. (ex 311.56)
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Nose

35. What are synovial joints?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Breast
5
5

36. -stomy
False
Shin
Opening
Breast

37. What is Benign?
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Abdomen
Within

38. Maxilla
Lung
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Enlargement
Upper Jawbone

39. a - an
Without
New
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.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

40. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
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
4. (ex 311.0)
Lower medial arm bone

41. Sphenoid Bones
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Bursting forth blood
In front of the temporal bones
Bones the palm of the hand

42. Gangrene
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Four
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Absence of hair

43. Protraction
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Moving forward
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Mouth

44. Malleolus
Interior of the nose
Intestine
Ankle
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

45. 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)
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Nose
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

46. cholecyst/
Side
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Gall bladder
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

47. gastro/
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Stomach
Sacrum
Opening

48. -oma
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Interior of the nose
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Mass

49. para
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Beside
Between
Cartilage

50. What are bursae?
Hind foot bone
Bursting forth blood
Ovary
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.