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Medical Coding Basics

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1. -stomy
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Opening

2. a - an
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Bursting forth blood
Without
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

3. Temporal Bones
Absence of hair
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
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Turning Outward

4. What is hair made of?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Karatin
False
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

5. Distal
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Mass
4. (ex 311.0)
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

6. -meter
Measure
Upper roof of the mouth
Mass
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

7. What is in a Medical Record?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Lunula
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Pain

8. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
Cartilage
MM/DD/YY
Movement away from the midline
Upper roof of the mouth

9. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Hind foot bone
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Upper Back
3 (ex 311)

10. What is a Colles Fracture?
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Below
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

11. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
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
In front of the temporal bones
Treatment
Under

12. -centisis
Head
Surgical Puncture
Turning Inward
Bursting forth blood

13. Infra
Lower Jawbone
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Disease Condition
Below

14. hepato/
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Heart
Liver
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

15. Sphenoid Bones
In front of the temporal bones
Surgical Fixation
Within
Fallopian tubes

16. pneum/
Turning the palm or foot upward
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Lung
Smaller - lateral leg bone

17. -emia
Turning the palm or foot upward
Blood Condition
4. (ex 311.0)
Four

18. Mandible
3 (ex 311)
Lower Jawbone
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

19. Frontal - Coronal
Treatment
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
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
Blood Condition

20. Inversion
CMS
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
Turning Inward
Birth

21. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Stomach
Measure
Uteris

22. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
Abnormal condition
Movement toward the midline
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

23. Cervical
Uteris
Neck Bones
Pain
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

24. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

25. -lysis
Separation - Breakdown
Shin
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

26. Posterior/Dorsal
Back part of the body.
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.
Above
Gall bladder

27. Cervical
Neck Bones
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
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.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

28. -pexy
Out - out of
Tongue
Surgical Fixation
Above

29. -itis
Cheek Bone
Cartilage
Inflammation
Hind foot bone

30. Ethmoid Bone
Middle of the foot bone
Stomach
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

31. -pathy
Heart
Disease Condition
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
In front of the temporal bones

32. What is Benign?
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Removal - Excision - Resection
Stone
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

33. -lysis
Major skin pigment
Painful - difficult
Abdomen
Separation - Breakdown

34. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Uteris
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Movement toward the midline

35. Long Bones
Cartilage
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Many

36. -sclerosis
Discharge - Flow
Before
Hardening
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

37. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
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
CMS-1500
Within
Heart

38. What are Medical Ethics?
Epinephrine and Steriods
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Suture
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

39. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Beside
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Hardening

40. Collagen
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Wrist bones
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

41. endo
Within
Measure
Forms the sides of the cranium
The bone is crushed or shattered.

42. Hypo
Measure
Below - deficient
3 (ex 311)
Opening

43. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
Mouth
Forms the back of the skull
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

44. What are the key components of E/M?
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Bones the palm of the hand
Before - in front of
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

45. Collagen
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
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.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

46. Alopecia
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Inflammation
Absence of hair
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

47. What are bones made of?
Osseous
Beside
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Smaller - lateral leg bone

48. hepato/
Mass
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Liver
Fallopian tubes

49. Metatarsal
Middle of the foot bone
Epinephrine and Steriods
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

50. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
Against
Below - deficient
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.