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1. Who does TRICARE cover?
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Fallopian tubes
Hind foot bone

2. -tomy
Below
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Vagina
To cut into

3. -sclerosis
MM/DD/YY
Record
Hardening
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

4. lact/
CMS-1500
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Milk

5. sub
Under
5. (ex 311.56)
Karatin
Hematopoietic tissue

6. Ulna
Lower medial arm bone
Blood Condition
Without
Bones the palm of the hand

7. -sclerosis
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Heart
Hardening
Lung

8. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Visual Examination
No.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

9. Abduction
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Before - in front of
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
Movement away from the midline

10. Tarsal
Disease Condition
Hind foot bone
Within
Ovary

11. What are synovial joints?
Before
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Discharge - Flow
The bone is crushed or shattered.

12. -osis
Cartilage
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Lung
Abnormal condition

13. Lumbar
Abnormal condition
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Lower Back

14. Who developed HCPCs codes?
Within
Stomach
CMS
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

15. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Under
Neck Bones
3 (ex 311)
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

16. What is hair made of?
Slow
Moving backward
Karatin
Back part of the body.

17. Parietal Bones
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
Cheek Bone
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Forms the sides of the cranium

18. Medial
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
Upper Back
Vulva
Middle of the body.

19. Metatarsal
Lunula
Middle of the foot bone
Blood Condition
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

20. enter/
Intestine
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Forms the back of the skull
Front part of the body.

21. pre
Before - in front of
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Surgical Repair

22. Temporal Bones
Fallopian tubes
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Against
Gall bladder

23. -megaly
Surgical Puncture
Milk
Enlargement
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

24. -algia
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
5
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

25. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Epinephrine and Steriods
Forms the back of the skull
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Lower medial arm bone

26. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
Below
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
Within
Movement toward the midline

27. What is Carcinoma in situ?
3 (ex 311)
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Mass

28. Retraction
Sacrum
Bone
Moving backward
Slow

29. Coccygeal
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Opening
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Removal - Excision - Resection

30. Ulna
Lower medial arm bone
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
Middle of the foot bone
Tongue

31. Radius
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Hind foot bone
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

32. What are bones connected together with?
Hardening
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Half

33. Zygoma
Above
Out - out of
Record
Cheek Bone

34. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Lunula
Heart
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

35. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Fat cell
Stomach
Upper Back

36. Eversion
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Turning Outward
Fallopian tubes
Cheek Bone

37. chondro/
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Cartilage
Bones the palm of the hand
Vulva

38. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Painful - difficult
Measure

39. pre
Before - in front of
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Coccyx (Tailbone)

40. -therapy
Hematopoietic tissue
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.
Treatment
Discharge - Flow

41. Collagen
To cut into
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Movement away from the midline
Above

42. cholecyst/
Lower Jawbone
Major skin pigment
Gall bladder
Nose

43. brady
Vulva
Heart
Slow
In front of the temporal bones

44. How are bones categorized?
CMS
Without
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

45. mast/
Breast
Back part of the body.
Mass
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

46. Distal
Between
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Opening
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity

47. What are bursae?
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Hardening
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Before - in front of

48. What is a Colles Fracture?
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Turning Inward
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

49. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Within
CMS
In front of the temporal bones

50. -tomy
Measure
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
To cut into
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

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