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Medical Coding Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Malleolus






2. Vomer






3. sub






4. Lacrimal Bones






5. Abduction






6. Lateral






7. -scopy






8. per






9. What are Medical Ethics?






10. Sesamoid Bones






11. When are E codes used?






12. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?






13. Alopecia






14. What is Fiscal Intermediary?






15. What are synovial joints?






16. -rrhaphy






17. Anterior/Ventral






18. -osis






19. -ectomy






20. colp/






21. gloss/






22. Ulna






23. How long should Medical Records be retained?






24. salping/






25. What are the 3 layers of skin?






26. lapar/






27. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?






28. Multigravida






29. -megaly






30. Frontal Bone






31. cephal/






32. Radius






33. -tomy






34. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?






35. What is Benign?






36. lith/






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


38. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?






39. pre






40. gloss/






41. supra






42. nat/






43. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?






44. -megaly






45. Collagen






46. Wheal






47. mast/






48. Eversion






49. lact/






50. What is Fiscal Intermediary?