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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Nose
Moving forward

2. anti
Against
All
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

3. -lysis
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Heart
Wrist bones
Separation - Breakdown

4. -lysis
Separation - Breakdown
Lower Back
To view
5

5. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Below - deficient
Cartilage
Out - out of
Epinephrine and Steriods

6. Anterior/Ventral
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Front part of the body.
Between

7. anti
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Against
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
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

8. -stomy
Liver
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
5
Opening

9. When are V codes used?
Fibrous bands of ligaments
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
Four
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

10. Short Bones
Little - scanty
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
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

11. What are Medical Ethics?
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Interior of the nose
Gall bladder
Turning Outward

12. What are bones made of?
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Surgical Fixation
Osseous
To cut into

13. Proximal
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
False
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

14. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Measure
Turning Outward
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

15. Radius
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Half
Forms the back of the skull
Upper Jawbone

16. Phalanx
Fallopian tubes
Opening
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Toe Bones

17. pre
Shin
Before - in front of
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

18. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Pain
Fat cell
26

19. Phalanges
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Above
Finger Bones

20. cardi/
Surgical Fixation
Heart
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

21. Lacrimal Bones
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Disease Condition
All
Epinephrine and Steriods

22. Mandible
Lower Jawbone
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Stomach
Movement away from the midline

23. ante
Skin
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Before

24. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
Before - in front of
Hardening
3 (ex 311)
MM/DD/YY

25. Supination
Turning the palm or foot upward
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Cartilage
Gall bladder

26. colp/
Below - deficient
Bone
Vagina
Birth

27. -pathy
Blood Condition
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Neck Bones
Disease Condition

28. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Uteris
Inflammation
Turning Outward
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

29. Melanin
Half
Uteris
Opening
Major skin pigment

30. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Cheek Bone
Half
Hardening

31. Lacrimal Bones
Major skin pigment
Wrist bones
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

32. hin/
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Nose

33. Malleolus
Moving backward
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Beside
Ankle

34. stomat/
Mouth
5. (ex 311.56)
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Blood Condition

35. -ectomy
Removal - Excision - Resection
Blood Condition
Karatin
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

36. What is CHAMPVA
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.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

37. -pexy
Surgical Fixation
Above
Without
All

38. Frontal - Coronal
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Beside
Nose
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

39. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
Surgical Fixation
Visual Examination
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Birth

40. endo
Many
5
Back part of the body.
Within

41. What is Benign?
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Removal - Excision - Resection
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

42. Hypo
Below - deficient
Lower Back
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Blood Condition

43. Tarsal
1996
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
5
Hind foot bone

44. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Cartilage
1996
Lunula
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

45. Carpals
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Little - scanty
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Wrist bones

46. chondro/
Vulva
Bones the palm of the hand
Cartilage
Surgical Fixation

47. Gangrene
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

48. supra
No.
Above
Head
Middle of the foot bone

49. -rrhagia
Bursting forth blood
Turning Inward
Hind foot bone
New

50. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Hind foot bone
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.