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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Carpals
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Turning the palm or foot upward
Wrist bones
Karatin

2. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Middle of the foot bone
Middle of the foot bone
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Hematopoietic tissue

3. Lipocyte
Side
Movement away from the midline
False
Fat cell

4. What is a compression fracture?
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Major skin pigment
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Upper Jawbone

5. Supination
Birth
Turning the palm or foot upward
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

6. What are bones made of?
Fat cell
Osseous
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Against

7. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Above
Side
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

8. Eversion
Breast
Turning Outward
Surgical Fixation
Forms the back of the skull

9. cholecyst/
Gall bladder
Hind foot bone
26
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.

10. How many bones are in the spine?
26
Blood Condition
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Mouth

11. What is Benign?
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Upper roof of the mouth
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

12. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
Surgical Repair
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
3 (ex 311)
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

13. pre
Discharge - Flow
Stomach
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Before - in front of

14. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Hardening
Milk
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

15. Sphenoid Bones
Discharge - Flow
In front of the temporal bones
Ovary
Pain

16. Carpals
Many
Wrist bones
Removal - Excision - Resection
Four

17. Ethmoid Bone
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Bone
Bone
Sacrum

18. hepato/
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Liver
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.

19. -lysis
Separation - Breakdown
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.
Epinephrine and Steriods
Above

20. lact/
5. (ex 311.56)
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
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
Milk

21. epi
Above
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Bone

22. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
4. (ex 311.0)
Suture
Hind foot bone
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

23. para
Below
Discharge - Flow
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Beside

24. neo
New
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Above
Abnormal condition

25. enter/
Intestine
Hematopoietic tissue
Upper roof of the mouth
Surgical Fixation

26. -emia
Side
Neck Bones
Blood Condition
False

27. Sagittal
Surgical Fixation
To cut into
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Lower Jawbone

28. Maxilla
Upper roof of the mouth
To cut into
Upper Jawbone
Ankle

29. stomat/
To view
Stomach
Mouth
Fibrous bands of ligaments

30. Zygoma
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
3 (ex 311)
Heart
Cheek Bone

31. Retraction
Nose
Middle of the body.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Moving backward

32. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
Slow
Fallopian tubes
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

33. oophor
Ovary
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
The bone is crushed or shattered.
New

34. Abduction
Movement away from the midline
Stomach
Measure
Lower Back

35. myo/
Within
Muscle
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Sacrum

36. poly
Many
Below
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Slow

37. -algia
Uteris
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
Pain
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

38. Fibula
CMS-1500
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Tongue

39. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Slow
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Moving forward
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

40. Multigravida
Cartilage
In front of the temporal bones
New
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

41. salping/
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Shin
Fallopian tubes

42. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Discharge - Flow

43. hemi
Muscle
Half
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Discolored - flat lesion

44. cardi/
Heart
Middle of the foot bone
Disease Condition
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

45. stomat/
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Hardening
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Mouth

46. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Visual Examination
Lunula

47. What is a compression fracture?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Cheek Bone
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Forms the back of the skull

48. nat/
Birth
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
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

49. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Half
Painful - difficult
Lunula

50. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Measure
CMS-1500
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.