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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Ulna
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Lower medial arm bone
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

2. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Upper Jawbone
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Below - deficient
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

3. salping/
Fallopian tubes
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Stone
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

4. -centisis
Surgical Puncture
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Fallopian tubes

5. -sclerosis
Finger Bones
Lower Back
Little - scanty
Hardening

6. Occipital Bone
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Stomach
Epinephrine and Steriods
Forms the back of the skull

7. Multigravida
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Out - out of
No.
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

8. Anterior/Ventral
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Above
Front part of the body.
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

9. Inferior nasal conchae
Interior of the nose
Tongue
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Fallopian tubes

10. What are the two types of edits that the NCCI implements?
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Inflammation
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.
No.

11. poly
Lower Back
Bone
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Many

12. Inversion
Movement toward the midline
Turning Inward
Within
Little - scanty

13. pseudo
Mass
To view
False
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

14. Carpals
4. (ex 311.0)
Wrist bones
Below - deficient
Toe Bones

15. Tibia
Shin
Discharge - Flow
Osseous
Beside

16. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Against
Movement toward the midline
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

17. Tarsal
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
CMS
Hind foot bone
No.

18. para
Beside
Middle of the foot bone
Neck Bones
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

19. arth/
Breast
Cartilage
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

20. Retraction
Moving backward
Above
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
No.

21. -itis
Enlargement
Milk
CMS
Inflammation

22. cephal/
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
MM/DD/YY
Inflammation
Head

23. lapar/
Cartilage
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Abdomen
Breast

24. Lacrimal 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.
MM/DD/YY
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

25. Metatarsal
Moving backward
Epinephrine and Steriods
Middle of the foot bone
Smaller - lateral leg bone

26. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Ovary
5
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Vulva

27. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Out - out of
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Surgical Fixation
Below

28. -pexy
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Discolored - flat lesion
Surgical Fixation

29. Adduction
Mouth
Half
Movement toward the midline
To cut into

30. Sagittal
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.
Wrist bones
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

31. Fibula
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Beside
Back part of the body.

32. lact/
Milk
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.

33. -algia
5
Pain
Turning Inward
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

34. Collagen
Bone
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

35. Lacrimal Bones
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Head
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Suture

36. How are bones categorized?
Ovary
Discharge - Flow
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Back part of the body.

37. epi
Above
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.
Surgical Repair
Heart

38. -gram
Removal - Excision - Resection
Record
Birth
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

39. Vesicle
Upper Jawbone
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
New

40. -gram
Enlargement
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Record
Vulva

41. Frontal Bone
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Within
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Mass

42. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Gall bladder
3 (ex 311)
Measure
Within

43. -centisis
Shin
Surgical Puncture
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Many

44. pneum/
1. For treatment (discussing the case with another professional)2.Payment (When providers submit claims on the patient's behalf).3. Operations: Staff training and Quality Improvement.
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Removal - Excision - Resection
Lung

45. Thoracic
Moving backward
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.
Discharge - Flow
Upper Back

46. What are synovial joints?
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Birth
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

47. Humerus
Upper Arm bone
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Stone
Measure

48. lith/
Cartilage
Abdomen
Fallopian tubes
Stone

49. salping/
Fallopian tubes
Vagina
Below
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

50. hepato/
Milk
Lung
Liver
Enlargement