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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Posterior/Dorsal
Hardening
Turning the palm or foot upward
Visual Examination
Back part of the body.

2. hyster/
Uteris
Without
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

3. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Inflammation
Out - out of
Skin

4. a - an
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Without
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

5. Abduction
Bones the palm of the hand
Fat cell
Record
Movement away from the midline

6. Anterior/Ventral
Front part of the body.
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Painful - difficult
Lower Jawbone

7. Parietal Bones
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
To view
5
Forms the sides of the cranium

8. poly
Many
1996
26
Through

9. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Head
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

10. Impetigo
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Epinephrine and Steriods
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

11. Posterior/Dorsal
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Breast
Back part of the body.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

12. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
Below
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

13. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
4. (ex 311.0)
Above
Absence of hair
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

14. Carpals
Bone
Without
Abdomen
Wrist bones

15. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Fat cell
Abnormal condition
Epinephrine and Steriods
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

16. Ulna
All
Lower medial arm bone
Liver
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

17. 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)
Shin
Removal - Excision - Resection
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

18. What are the 3 layers of skin?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Under
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

19. -gram
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
3 (ex 311)
Record
1996

20. brady
Abdomen
Slow
Measure
Discharge - Flow

21. Macule
Ovary
Vagina
Discolored - flat lesion
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

22. oophor
Ovary
Interior of the nose
Upper Arm bone
Above

23. -rrhaphy
Uteris
Suture
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
To cut into

24. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Lung
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

25. -tomy
To cut into
Upper Jawbone
Heart
Removal - Excision - Resection

26. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

27. anti
Lower medial arm bone
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Wrist bones
Against

28. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Abnormal condition
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Side

29. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Side
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

30. pre
Without
Upper Back
Ovary
Before - in front of

31. Supination
Turning the palm or foot upward
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Liver
Moving forward

32. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Enlargement
Neck Bones

33. What are bursae?
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Birth
Heart
Wrist bones

34. episi/
Intestine
Moving backward
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Vulva

35. Lacrimal Bones
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
To view
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

36. Multigravida
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Cheek Bone

37. Impetigo
Milk
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Enlargement
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

38. inter
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Between
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)

39. gastro/
Stomach
Discolored - flat lesion
Abdomen
5

40. What is a compression fracture?
Surgical Puncture
Finger Bones
Beside
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

41. What is in a Medical Record?
5. (ex 311.56)
3 (ex 311)
26
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient

42. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Hematopoietic tissue
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

43. pneum/
Milk
Lung
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Wrist bones

44. Metatarsal
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Mass
Middle of the foot bone
Forms the sides of the cranium

45. Who developed HCPCs codes?
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
CMS

46. What is Employer Liability?

47. Melanin
Major skin pigment
Neck Bones
Between
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

48. Frontal Bone
Removal - Excision - Resection
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Inflammation

49. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Lunula
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Bone
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

50. Metatarsal
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Middle of the foot bone
Above