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Medical Coding Basics

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1. hemi
Muscle
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Half

2. How are bones categorized?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Stomach
Below - deficient

3. What are bones made of?
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Mass
Below
Osseous

4. Protraction
Moving forward
Gall bladder
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Fallopian tubes

5. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Lower medial arm bone
Turning Inward

6. Sesamoid Bones
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Nose
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

7. -lysis
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.
Separation - Breakdown
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
False

8. Phalanges
Mass
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Front part of the body.
Finger Bones

9. Tibia
Shin
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Epinephrine and Steriods
Upper Jawbone

10. What is secondary malignancy?
Heart
Abnormal condition
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

11. -sclerosis
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Hematopoietic tissue
Intestine
Hardening

12. Vesicle
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Intestine
Out - out of
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

13. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Sacrum
Lunula
Shin
Middle of the foot bone

14. Inversion
Sacrum
Before - in front of
Turning Inward
Smaller - lateral leg bone

15. Abduction
Movement away from the midline
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Turning Outward
Abdomen

16. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
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.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Visual Examination

17. Retraction
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Lower medial arm bone
Moving backward
Below - deficient

18. dys
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Upper roof of the mouth
Upper Arm bone
Painful - difficult

19. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Muscle
Hardening
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

20. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
Without
To cut into
Below
4. (ex 311.0)

21. Lacrimal Bones
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Pain
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

22. Inferior nasal conchae
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Removal - Excision - Resection
Interior of the nose
Ankle

23. What is Benign?
Surgical Repair
Above
No.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

24. lapar/
Abdomen
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Discharge - Flow

25. -rrhaphy
MM/DD/YY
Suture
Slow
Surgical Puncture

26. colp/
Vagina
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Muscle
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

27. Parietal Bones
Mouth
Forms the sides of the cranium
Through
Karatin

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

29. gloss/
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Tongue
Nose
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

30. Fibula
Stomach
Vulva
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Above

31. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
5
Gall bladder
Interior of the nose
No.

32. What is hair made of?
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Cheek Bone
Karatin
Upper Arm bone

33. Phalanx
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Vulva
Side
Toe Bones

34. hyster/
Uteris
Lower Jawbone
Surgical Fixation
Surgical Fixation

35. Hypo
Below - deficient
CMS
Discharge - Flow
To view

36. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
Muscle
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
1996
Forms the sides of the cranium

37. How are bones categorized?
Ankle
Lower medial arm bone
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Finger Bones

38. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
To cut into
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Surgical Fixation
MM/DD/YY

39. para
Inflammation
Opening
4. (ex 311.0)
Beside

40. Parietal Bones
Bones the palm of the hand
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Forms the sides of the cranium

41. chondro/
Four
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Cartilage

42. Tarsal
Front part of the body.
Milk
Gall bladder
Hind foot bone

43. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Epinephrine and Steriods
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Finger Bones

44. cardi/
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.
Without
Heart
A change in the code description since the last edition.

45. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
Coccyx (Tailbone)
4. (ex 311.0)
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Sacrum

46. What are the 3 layers of skin?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
MM/DD/YY
Surgical Repair
Side

47. Distal
Finger Bones
Wrist bones
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

48. -rrhagia
Under
Inflammation
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Bursting forth blood

49. Who does TRICARE cover?
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Movement away from the midline
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

50. brady
Interior of the nose
Finger Bones
CMS
Slow