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Medical Coding Basics

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1. -ectomy
Removal - Excision - Resection
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Mass
Middle of the body.

2. oste/
5
Bone
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Beside

3. Lateral
Without
Side
5. (ex 311.56)
Neck Bones

4. -stomy
Opening
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.
5. (ex 311.56)
Side

5. What are bones connected together with?
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Fibrous bands of ligaments
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

6. -pexy
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Moving forward
Beside
Surgical Fixation

7. -tomy
Bursting forth blood
To cut into
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Discharge - Flow

8. Inferior nasal conchae
Interior of the nose
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Muscle
Mouth

9. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Middle of the foot bone
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

10. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Lower Back
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Hematopoietic tissue
Wrist bones

11. oglio
Little - scanty
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Four
Many

12. Cervical
Fallopian tubes
Neck Bones
Cartilage
Upper Arm bone

13. -oma
Mass
Liver
CMS
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

14. per
Through
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Back part of the body.
Pain

15. Sagittal
Moving backward
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

16. What is secondary malignancy?
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Stone
New
Inflammation

17. cardi/
No.
Heart
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
False

18. -emia
1996
Milk
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Blood Condition

19. Mandible
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Lunula
Movement toward the midline
Lower Jawbone

20. hyster/
Uteris
Turning Outward
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Pain

21. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Interior of the nose
Separation - Breakdown
Suture
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

22. Sagittal
Front part of the body.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
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.

23. oophor
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Below - deficient
Ovary
A change in the code description since the last edition.

24. gloss/
Tongue
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Movement away from the midline
Cartilage

25. Abduction
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
1996
Movement away from the midline
Front part of the body.

26. -scopy
Karatin
Disease Condition
Visual Examination
Record

27. inter
Major skin pigment
Toe Bones
Between
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

28. Phalanx
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.
Toe Bones
Epinephrine and Steriods
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

29. Thoracic
Lower Back
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Upper Back
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

30. Who developed HCPCs codes?
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
CMS
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Middle of the body.

31. salping/
Interior of the nose
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Fallopian tubes
Upper Jawbone

32. Radius
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Before
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Side

33. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?
Uteris
Upper Back
Surgical Fixation
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

34. Multigravida
Muscle
Measure
Hematopoietic tissue
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

35. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
Within
Forms the back of the skull
Lower Jawbone
MM/DD/YY

36. -sclerosis
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Bones the palm of the hand
Hardening
Toe Bones

37. What are synovial joints?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Upper Back
Out - out of
Above

38. lith/
Stone
Vagina
26
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

39. nat/
Suture
Birth
Head
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

40. cephal/
1996
Without
Head
Suture

41. Abduction
Upper roof of the mouth
Surgical Fixation
Movement away from the midline
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

42. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Cartilage
Movement toward the midline
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Movement away from the midline

43. Gangrene
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Without
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

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

45. -algia
Cartilage
Disease Condition
Pain
Toe Bones

46. -rrhaphy
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Suture
All
Bursting forth blood

47. sub
Karatin
Under
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Turning the palm or foot upward

48. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
1996
Moving backward
Side
Beside

49. Macule
MM/DD/YY
Discolored - flat lesion
Slow
Nose

50. Gangrene
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Front part of the body.
Gall bladder
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

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