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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Lacrimal Bones
Discolored - flat lesion
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Vagina
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

2. Cervical
Uteris
Separation - Breakdown
Shin
Neck Bones

3. ex
Side
Shin
Out - out of
Vagina

4. What is Employer Liability?

5. -therapy
Treatment
Out - out of
Upper Back
Fat cell

6. How many bones are in the spine?
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Toe Bones
Before
26

7. gloss/
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Tongue
CMS-1500
Finger Bones

8. enter/
Intestine
Upper Arm bone
Beside
Suture

9. enter/
Surgical Procedure Performed -Local infiltration/metatarsal/digit block/anesthesia -Pre-Op E/M services on day before surgery -Immediate Post-Op care -Normal - uncomplicated Post-Op care
Intestine
Lung
Above

10. Thoracic
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Side
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Upper Back

11. What are the key components of E/M?
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

12. What are bones connected together with?
Abnormal condition
Beside
CMS-1500
Fibrous bands of ligaments

13. Wheal
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Toe Bones
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

14. salping/
Finger Bones
Vagina
Fallopian tubes
Upper Back

15. cephal/
Coccyx (Tailbone)
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Lung
Head

16. dys
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Painful - difficult
Intestine
In front of the temporal bones

17. Coccygeal
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Surgical Procedure Performed -Local infiltration/metatarsal/digit block/anesthesia -Pre-Op E/M services on day before surgery -Immediate Post-Op care -Normal - uncomplicated Post-Op care
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Middle of the body.

18. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Intestine
Bursting forth blood
Skin
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

19. oophor
Ovary
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Turning Outward

20. What is a Colles Fracture?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Vagina
5

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

22. Adduction
Movement toward the midline
Stone
Within
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

23. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Stomach
Muscle
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

24. episi/
Ovary
Forms the sides of the cranium
Vulva
Upper roof of the mouth

25. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
Slow
Hind foot bone
CMS-1500
5

26. Retraction
Above
Moving backward
Hind foot bone
Cartilage

27. Inferior nasal conchae
Side
Gall bladder
Separation - Breakdown
Interior of the nose

28. pan
Ankle
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Mass
All

29. pan
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.
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
All

30. What is hair made of?
Karatin
Bones the palm of the hand
3 (ex 311)
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

31. What is a Colles Fracture?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Treatment
Abdomen
Shin

32. Distal
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Out - out of
Head
Toe Bones

33. myo/
Muscle
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Skin
Epinephrine and Steriods

34. pseudo
False
Above
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
In front of the temporal bones

35. Who developed HCPCs codes?
CMS
In front of the temporal bones
Moving forward
Little - scanty

36. Lumbar
Against
Interior of the nose
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Lower Back

37. What is CHAMPVA
Movement toward the midline
Vulva
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Bones the palm of the hand

38. Humerus
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Upper Arm bone
Treatment
4. (ex 311.0)

39. -scopy
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Gall bladder
Movement toward the midline
To view

40. What are synovial joints?
Bone
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Muscle
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

41. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
No.
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
All
A change in the code description since the last edition.

42. Transverse/Cross Sectional
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.
To view
CMS-1500
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

43. gloss/
Tongue
1996
Enlargement
False

44. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?
Painful - difficult
No.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

45. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Gall bladder
Intestine

46. Impetigo
Wrist bones
Enlargement
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

47. Who developed HCPCs codes?
Nose
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
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.
CMS

48. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Above
Hematopoietic tissue
Bursting forth blood

49. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?
Stone
Half
Bone
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

50. Metatarsal
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Karatin
Middle of the foot bone