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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What is primary malignancy?
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The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Before
Turning Outward

2. -rrhaphy
Suture
Front part of the body.
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Intestine

3. -rrhaphy
Suture
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Discolored - flat lesion

4. -osis
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Abnormal condition

5. Coccygeal
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Fallopian tubes
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

6. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Below
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Vulva
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

7. Macule
Discolored - flat lesion
Mouth
Moving backward
Little - scanty

8. Melanin
Major skin pigment
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Little - scanty
1996

9. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
5. (ex 311.56)
Bone

10. hin/
No.
Record
Pain
Nose

11. Wheal
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Measure
Interior of the nose
Coccyx (Tailbone)

12. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Finger Bones
Nose
Forms the sides of the cranium
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

13. Lacrimal Bones
Fibrous bands of ligaments
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Surgical Repair
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

14. Frontal Bone
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
Under
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
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

15. Lipocyte
No.
Fat cell
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

16. Impetigo
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
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

17. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Four
Abdomen
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

18. epi
Above
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Forms the back of the skull
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

19. Abduction
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Within
All
Movement away from the midline

20. Inferior nasal conchae
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Interior of the nose
Gall bladder
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

21. Lumbar
Hind foot bone
Lower Back
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Side

22. Supination
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Major skin pigment
Turning the palm or foot upward

23. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
Before - in front of
Shin
5. (ex 311.56)
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

24. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Fallopian tubes
Coccyx (Tailbone)
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

25. oglio
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Little - scanty
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

26. What is a compression fracture?
Visual Examination
Shin
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Through

27. Ulna
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Lower medial arm bone
Between
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

28. sub
Under
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Wrist bones
Separation - Breakdown

29. cephal/
4. (ex 311.0)
Stone
Head
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30. per
Below
Above
Turning Inward
Through

31. pseudo
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Little - scanty
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
False

32. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Inflammation
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

33. Carpals
Measure
Major skin pigment
Wrist bones
Sacrum

34. Maxilla
Vagina
Upper Jawbone
Out - out of
Muscle

35. -plasty
Osseous
No.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Surgical Repair

36. -pexy
Bones the palm of the hand
Disease Condition
Surgical Fixation
Visual Examination

37. Flat Bones
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Measure
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
False

38. What is hair made of?
Interior of the nose
Karatin
Visual Examination
Epinephrine and Steriods

39. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Stone
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Forms the back of the skull

40. What are bones made of?
CMS
CMS-1500
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Osseous

41. episi/
Vulva
Without
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Out - out of

42. pre
Cartilage
Under
Discolored - flat lesion
Before - in front of

43. What is a Complicated Fracture?
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
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Forms the sides of the cranium
To cut into

44. Metatarsal
Vagina
Middle of the foot 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.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

45. lapar/
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Beside
Abdomen

46. ante
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Before

47. lapar/
Side
Blood Condition
Surgical Fixation
Abdomen

48. Fibula
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Four
Movement away from the midline

49. supra
CMS-1500
Shin
Above
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

50. anti
Neck Bones
Forms the sides of the cranium
Osseous
Against