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Medical Coding Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Vesicle






2. Malleolus






3. -osis






4. para






5. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?






6. -sclerosis






7. Vomer






8. How are bones categorized?






9. -emia






10. Frontal Bone






11. Lacrimal Bones






12. hepato/






13. cephal/






14. Metatarsal






15. Ulna






16. Collagen






17. -emia






18. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?






19. When can a provider share PHI without specific permission from the patient?


20. What is a Qualified Diagnosis






21. lapar/






22. Zygoma






23. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?






24. tetra






25. ex






26. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?






27. pneum/






28. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?






29. arth/






30. Distal






31. Flat Bones






32. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?






33. gloss/






34. Melanin






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


36. -oma






37. pseudo






38. -tomy






39. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?






40. hepato/






41. endo






42. Lumbar






43. When are E codes used?






44. -gram






45. Lumbar






46. -therapy






47. Sagittal






48. What is a Colles Fracture?






49. Carpals






50. Ethmoid Bone