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Medical Coding Basics

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1. pan
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Without
Movement toward the midline
All

2. Malleolus
Bursting forth blood
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Ankle

3. What is a compression fracture?
Within
Mass
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

4. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
Below
All
Enlargement
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

5. What are synovial joints?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
All
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Upper Arm bone

6. nat/
Sacrum
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Birth

7. mast/
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Breast
Treatment
MM/DD/YY

8. pre
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Upper Jawbone
Before - in front of

9. tetra
Four
Turning Inward
Lower Jawbone
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

10. Vesicle
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
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
Upper Back
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

11. Hypo
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Through
Below - deficient
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

12. Radius
Half
Within
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Moving backward

13. pneum/
Milk
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Lung
Vagina

14. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Hind foot bone
Movement away from the midline
Above
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

15. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Moving forward
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
Osseous

16. What is hair made of?
Discolored - flat lesion
Karatin
Upper roof of the mouth
Abdomen

17. Fibula
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Surgical Repair
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Fat cell

18. Distal
Turning Inward
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Side
5

19. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Visual Examination
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

20. sub
Tongue
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Under
Cartilage

21. Abduction
Movement away from the midline
Half
Epinephrine and Steriods
Hematopoietic tissue

22. -scopy
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Visual Examination
Lower Jawbone
Four

23. -pathy
Disease Condition
Little - scanty
Osseous
Movement away from the midline

24. Proximal
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Upper Arm bone
Bursting forth blood
Epinephrine and Steriods

25. derm/
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.
Skin
Surgical Repair
Separation - Breakdown

26. Tibia
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
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.
Shin

27. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Within
Painful - difficult

28. hepato/
Back part of the body.
Liver
Ovary
Mass

29. cholecyst/
Bone
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.
Gall bladder
Middle of the body.

30. neo
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Epinephrine and Steriods
Coccyx (Tailbone)
New

31. What is Employer Liability?

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32. Distal
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
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

33. Phalanges
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Finger Bones
Upper Back
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

34. When are V codes used?
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.
Neck Bones
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
3 (ex 311)

35. oglio
Little - scanty
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Middle of the body.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

36. When are E codes used?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Visual Examination
Under
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

37. What is Benign?
Hardening
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Bones the palm of the hand
Hind foot bone

38. -meter
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Enlargement
Measure

39. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?
Fibrous bands of ligaments
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
No.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

40. Sagittal
Above
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Major skin pigment
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

41. Thoracic
Upper Back
Upper Jawbone
Out - out of
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

42. What is CHAMPVA
3 (ex 311)
Side
Breast
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

43. cholecyst/
Through
Below
Gall bladder
Nose

44. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
4. (ex 311.0)
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
In front of the temporal bones
Lung

45. Occipital Bone
Forms the back of the skull
26
Surgical Fixation
Mass

46. Metacarpals
Forms the 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.
Bones the palm of the hand
Front part of the body.

47. sub
Under
Milk
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

48. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?
Fat cell
Smaller - lateral leg bone
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Under

49. Adduction
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Little - scanty
All
Movement toward the midline

50. Supination
Four
Turning the palm or foot upward
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.
Fibrous bands of ligaments