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Medical Coding Basics

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1. -oma
Mass
Shin
Upper Jawbone
Below

2. hin/
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Lower Jawbone
Half
Nose

3. Lipocyte
Middle of the body.
Turning the palm or foot upward
Fat cell
Karatin

4. Coccygeal
Visual Examination
CMS-1500
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Coccyx (Tailbone)

5. -meter
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Removal - Excision - Resection
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Measure

6. enter/
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Intestine
Vagina
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

7. poly
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Many
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

8. -therapy
Measure
Treatment
Tongue
Birth

9. -algia
Back part of the body.
Pain
Interior of the nose
Neck Bones

10. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Nose
Shin
Mass

11. Flat Bones
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.
Under
Slow
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

12. What is a compression fracture?
Middle of the foot bone
Visual Examination
1996
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

13. derm/
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Skin

14. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Turning Inward

15. lith/
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Stone
New

16. Short Bones
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Pain
Abnormal condition
Record

17. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Milk
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Visual Examination

18. Carpals
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Wrist bones
Enlargement
Heart

19. epi
Mass
Above
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Stone

20. Macule
Discolored - flat lesion
Stomach
To cut into
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

21. -itis
Vagina
CMS-1500
Inflammation
The bone is crushed or shattered.

22. Melanin
Fallopian tubes
Lung
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
Major skin pigment

23. Sacral
Sacrum
Cartilage
Absence of hair
Movement toward the midline

24. Coccygeal
Lower Back
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Fallopian tubes

25. What is Employer Liability?

26. Alopecia
Absence of hair
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
3 (ex 311)
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

27. dys
Abnormal condition
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Painful - difficult
Within

28. endo
Intestine
Absence of hair
Movement away from the midline
Within

29. Medial
Middle of the body.
Fallopian tubes
26
Karatin

30. What is Employer Liability?

31. nat/
Gall bladder
Abdomen
Birth
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

32. What are the two types of edits that the NCCI implements?
Breast
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
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.
Removal - Excision - Resection

33. Malleolus
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Under
Discolored - flat lesion
Ankle

34. Lateral
Side
Hematopoietic tissue
Middle of the body.
Within

35. pre
Before - in front of
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Intestine
Slow

36. -oma
Stone
Mass
Before - in front of
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

37. What is Benign?
5. (ex 311.56)
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Movement away from the midline
Vulva

38. Metacarpals
Sacrum
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
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.
Bones the palm of the hand

39. Maxilla
Separation - Breakdown
Wrist bones
Fat cell
Upper Jawbone

40. Temporal Bones
Mass
To view
Treatment
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

41. -ectomy
Removal - Excision - Resection
Muscle
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

42. -stomy
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Upper roof of the mouth
Opening
26

43. -pathy
26
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Disease Condition
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

44. episi/
Lower Back
All
Vulva
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

45. salping/
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Fallopian tubes
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
All

46. inter
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Sacrum
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Between

47. myo/
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Muscle
Before - in front of
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

48. gastro/
Coccyx (Tailbone)
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Before - in front of
Stomach

49. Medial
Middle of the body.
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
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

50. epi
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Bursting forth blood
Above
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.