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Medical Coding Basics

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1. -rrhaphy
Forms the back of the skull
Suture
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Bone

2. arth/
Nose
Cartilage
Upper Jawbone
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

3. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Lower medial arm bone
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

4. What is primary malignancy?
Finger Bones
1996
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

5. hemi
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Movement toward the midline
Skin
Half

6. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Before
Movement toward the midline
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

7. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
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
Bones the palm of the hand
Neck Bones
Back part of the body.

8. Wheal
MM/DD/YY
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Skin
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

9. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
26
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Inflammation

10. 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)
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Lung
Upper Jawbone

11. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
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
New
Little - scanty
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

12. enter/
Upper Back
Intestine
To cut into
Wrist bones

13. Maxilla
Liver
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Upper Jawbone
Movement toward the midline

14. pre
Before - in front of
Inflammation
Middle of the foot bone
Before

15. gastro/
Karatin
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
All
Stomach

16. lith/
Stone
Liver
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

17. Impetigo
Bursting forth blood
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Discolored - flat lesion
Visual Examination

18. How are bones categorized?
Turning Outward
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Movement toward the midline
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

19. epi
Surgical Repair
Above
Little - scanty
Absence of hair

20. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
3 (ex 311)
Mouth
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Cartilage

21. Temporal Bones
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Pain
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Finger Bones

22. Metatarsal
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Middle of the foot bone
Visual Examination
Removal - Excision - Resection

23. Metacarpals
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
New
Bones the palm of the hand
Hind foot bone

24. a - an
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Without
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

25. What is Assignment of Benefits?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Enlargement

26. What is Employer Liability?

27. Coccygeal
Bursting forth blood
Stone
Coccyx (Tailbone)
To cut into

28. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
Movement away from the midline
Removal - Excision - Resection
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
CMS

29. Humerus
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Against
Upper Arm bone

30. Alopecia
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Moving backward
Wrist bones
Absence of hair

31. Macule
Toe Bones
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
4. (ex 311.0)
Discolored - flat lesion

32. para
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
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
Birth
Beside

33. Sacral
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Breast
Moving backward
Sacrum

34. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
Painful - difficult
5
Uteris
The bone is crushed or shattered.

35. What is hair made of?
Karatin
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

36. lapar/
Abdomen
Inflammation
The bone is crushed or shattered.
To cut into

37. -sclerosis
Hardening
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Fallopian tubes
Below

38. Infra
Upper Jawbone
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Below
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

39. Cervical
New
Wrist bones
Neck Bones
Enlargement

40. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Against
3 (ex 311)

41. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Above
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

42. Frontal - Coronal
Disease Condition
Vagina
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

43. Lumbar
Lower Back
Uteris
Osseous
Surgical Puncture

44. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?
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.
CMS-1500
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Moving backward

45. What are bones connected together with?
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Forms the back of the skull
Sacrum

46. Lateral
Lower medial arm bone
Side
1996
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

47. colp/
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Vagina

48. Ethmoid Bone
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Many
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity

49. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Heart
To cut into
Shin
Hematopoietic tissue

50. -plasty
Back part of the body.
Surgical Repair
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Slow