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Medical Coding Basics

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1. derm/
No.
Discharge - Flow
Skin
3 (ex 311)

2. -rrhagia
Bones the palm of the hand
Abdomen
Bursting forth blood
Heart

3. Medial
Middle of the body.
Forms the back of the skull
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
To cut into

4. hepato/
Without
Liver
Mouth
Beside

5. What is hair made of?
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
Karatin
Half
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

6. What is a compression fracture?
1996
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
No.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

7. -scopy
Through
Treatment
Visual Examination
Middle of the foot bone

8. Parietal Bones
Liver
Lunula
Forms the sides of the cranium
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

9. Impetigo
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Four
Cheek Bone
Painful - difficult

10. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
5
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Mouth

11. Short Bones
Lunula
Lower Jawbone
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

12. Frontal Bone
Epinephrine and Steriods
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Treatment

13. Ethmoid Bone
Above
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Four

14. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
Cheek Bone
Discolored - flat lesion
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
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

15. What is in a Medical Record?
Upper Back
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Slow
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient

16. neo
Back part of the body.
Upper roof of the mouth
Out - out of
New

17. -gram
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Uteris
Record

18. Phalanges
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Ankle
Milk
Finger Bones

19. -ectomy
Pain
Removal - Excision - Resection
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Wrist bones

20. sub
Disease Condition
Inflammation
Suture
Under

21. epi
Bone
Disease Condition
Above
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

22. episi/
CMS-1500
Vulva
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Measure

23. a - an
Turning the palm or foot upward
Slow
Above
Without

24. -lysis
Record
Separation - Breakdown
3 (ex 311)
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.

25. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Surgical Puncture
Lunula
Four

26. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
4. (ex 311.0)
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

27. -gram
Record
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Vagina

28. cardi/
Heart
Vagina
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

29. chondro/
Lung
Coccyx (Tailbone)
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.
Cartilage

30. pan
Removal - Excision - Resection
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
All
Turning the palm or foot upward

31. salping/
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Fallopian tubes
Measure
Wrist bones

32. What is primary malignancy?
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Beside
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Surgical Repair

33. endo
Within
Without
Four
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

34. Who developed HCPCs codes?
Back part of the body.
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.
CMS
Record

35. Gangrene
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Front part of the body.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

36. -oma
Bursting forth blood
Mass
Front part of the body.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

37. Lateral
Side
Mouth
Abnormal condition
Moving backward

38. What are the two types of edits that the NCCI implements?
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Mass
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.
Breast

39. What are bones connected together with?
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Neck Bones
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Discharge - Flow

40. dys
Surgical Fixation
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Painful - difficult

41. What is CHAMPVA
26
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

42. Sesamoid Bones
Bursting forth blood
Wrist bones
Epinephrine and Steriods
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

43. -pathy
Below
Disease Condition
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Between

44. Zygoma
Cheek Bone
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Measure
Vulva

45. sub
Under
26
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

46. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Wrist bones
Bursting forth blood
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
False

47. -rrhagia
Vulva
Liver
CMS
Bursting forth blood

48. per
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Abdomen
Through
Skin

49. Alopecia
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Absence of hair
Stone
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

50. -tomy
To cut into
Out - out of
Record
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.