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Medical Coding Basics

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1. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
Treatment
Major skin pigment
Movement toward the midline
4. (ex 311.0)

2. What are bones connected together with?
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Lower Back
False
Four

3. ex
Out - out of
Opening
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Epinephrine and Steriods

4. What are synovial joints?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Vulva
Tongue
Milk

5. Short Bones
Surgical Fixation
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

6. -plasty
Surgical Repair
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Measure
Bursting forth blood

7. Distal
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Many
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Forms the back of the skull

8. Maxilla
Upper Jawbone
Lower Back
Inflammation
Visual Examination

9. oglio
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
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.
Little - scanty
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

10. Melanin
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Major skin pigment
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
CMS-1500

11. -plasty
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Surgical Repair
Before
Slow

12. -therapy
Against
Treatment
Discolored - flat lesion
MM/DD/YY

13. -pathy
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Disease Condition
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Before

14. cardi/
Fallopian tubes
Heart
Record
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

15. What is CHAMPVA
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

16. Supination
Abnormal condition
False
Turning the palm or foot upward
Before - in front of

17. -gram
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Cartilage
Record
Between

18. What are the 3 layers of skin?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Cheek Bone
To cut into

19. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

20. -osis
Abnormal condition
Discolored - flat lesion
Sacrum
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

21. When are V codes used?
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
Surgical Fixation
Suture
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

22. Long Bones
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Tongue
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Below - deficient

23. Metacarpals
3 (ex 311)
Milk
MM/DD/YY
Bones the palm of the hand

24. Thoracic
Upper Back
False
Bones the palm of the hand
Abnormal condition

25. Frontal - Coronal
Ovary
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
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
Under

26. Lateral
Side
Without
Heart
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

27. Temporal Bones
Muscle
Ankle
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
To cut into

28. What are bursae?
Above
Fat cell
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

29. What are bones connected together with?
Mass
Fibrous bands of ligaments
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
To cut into

30. Impetigo
Shin
Interior of the nose
Against
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

31. epi
Slow
Treatment
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Above

32. oophor
Ovary
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Fallopian tubes
Turning Outward

33. stomat/
Mouth
Lower medial arm bone
Abnormal condition
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.

34. Hypo
Below - deficient
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Nose

35. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Skin
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
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.

36. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
A change in the code description since the last edition.
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Milk

37. Palatine Bones
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Upper roof of the mouth
False
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

38. pseudo
False
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Moving forward
Birth

39. Vomer
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Inflammation
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
In front of the temporal bones

40. Eversion
Lower Back
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Turning Outward
Uteris

41. -gram
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Record
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)

42. Coccygeal
Mass
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Half
Coccyx (Tailbone)

43. Infra
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Below
Lung
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

44. Long Bones
Disease Condition
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Ovary
Turning Inward

45. neo
Abnormal condition
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Sacrum
New

46. What is Carcinoma in situ?
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.
Cartilage
Karatin

47. -rrhaphy
Suture
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
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Uteris

48. derm/
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Skin
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

49. cephal/
Blood Condition
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Head
Upper Jawbone

50. arth/
Gall bladder
Cartilage
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Movement toward the midline