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Medical Coding Basics
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1. gloss/
Tongue
Forms the sides of the cranium
Against
Toe Bones
2. gloss/
5. (ex 311.56)
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Tongue
3. Inversion
Birth
Turning Inward
Side
Beside
4. colp/
Separation - Breakdown
Cheek Bone
Vagina
MM/DD/YY
5. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
Intestine
5. (ex 311.56)
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
6. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Moving backward
Below - deficient
Epinephrine and Steriods
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
7. Multigravida
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Back part of the body.
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
Many
8. Retraction
Sacrum
Moving backward
False
Lung
9. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Before - in front of
False
Under
3 (ex 311)
10. lact/
Treatment
Milk
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
The bone is crushed or shattered.
11. Long Bones
Bursting forth blood
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
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
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
12. Adduction
Movement toward the midline
Uteris
A change in the code description since the last edition.
5
13. Retraction
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Before
Moving backward
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
14. epi
26
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Above
Record
15. oglio
New
Mouth
Bursting forth blood
Little - scanty
16. Short Bones
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
5. (ex 311.56)
CMS
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
17. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
Shin
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Separation - Breakdown
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
18. Carpals
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
Middle of the body.
Wrist bones
Major skin pigment
19. -stomy
Opening
Moving forward
Blood Condition
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.
20. -pathy
No.
Above
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Disease Condition
21. -rrhea
Vagina
Discharge - Flow
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Shin
22. pseudo
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Removal - Excision - Resection
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
False
23. Medial
Middle of the body.
Heart
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Upper Arm bone
24. myo/
Movement toward the midline
5. (ex 311.56)
Muscle
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
25. lapar/
Movement away from the midline
Upper roof of the mouth
Osseous
Abdomen
26. oophor
Discolored - flat lesion
Upper roof of the mouth
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Ovary
27. -oma
Vulva
Below
Birth
Mass
28. inter
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Visual Examination
Between
Out - out of
29. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
30. supra
Upper Arm bone
Lower Back
Above
Little - scanty
31. Sacral
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Sacrum
Before
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
32. What are bursae?
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Four
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
33. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Above
1996
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
34. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Painful - difficult
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
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
35. Frontal - Coronal
Tongue
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Beside
Mass
36. Zygoma
Before
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Cheek Bone
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
37. Vesicle
5. (ex 311.56)
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
38. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
To view
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
CMS-1500
4. (ex 311.0)
39. chondro/
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Cartilage
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
40. Sesamoid Bones
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Vagina
Forms the sides of the cranium
41. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
Surgical Fixation
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
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
Tongue
42. gastro/
Above
Out - out of
Stomach
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
43. Sagittal
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Removal - Excision - Resection
Suture
44. Flat Bones
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Abdomen
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
45. Metacarpals
Bones the palm of the hand
Bursting forth blood
Before
Gall bladder
46. dys
Sacrum
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Painful - difficult
To cut into
47. epi
Lower Jawbone
Above
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
48. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Side
26
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Before - in front of
49. Inferior nasal conchae
Interior of the nose
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
50. Temporal Bones
Major skin pigment
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Liver