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Medical Coding Basics

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1. anti
Against
Abdomen
Record
Before

2. Inversion
Four
Surgical Puncture
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
Turning Inward

3. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Separation - Breakdown
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

4. What are synovial joints?
Little - scanty
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Forms the sides of the cranium

5. Sacral
Surgical Puncture
Movement toward the midline
Sacrum
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

6. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Lunula
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
To view
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

7. Long Bones
Moving backward
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Enlargement

8. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
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
Epinephrine and Steriods

9. What are the two types of edits that the NCCI implements?
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.
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Turning Outward
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

10. pre
Before - in front of
Against
CMS-1500
Abdomen

11. -emia
Blood Condition
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

12. inter
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Between
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
Cheek Bone

13. Collagen
Wrist bones
All
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

14. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?
Opening
CMS-1500
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Discolored - flat lesion

15. What is in a Medical Record?
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Forms the back of the skull

16. oste/
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Bone
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)

17. Sesamoid Bones
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Against

18. -rrhea
Enlargement
5
Discharge - Flow
Sacrum

19. What is hair made of?
4. (ex 311.0)
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Half
Karatin

20. oophor
To view
Record
Without
Ovary

21. brady
Movement toward the midline
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Upper roof of the mouth
Slow

22. stomat/
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Mouth
In front of the temporal bones
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)

23. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Blood Condition
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
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

24. Sacral
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
Sacrum
Upper roof of the mouth
Enlargement

25. -algia
Above
Cartilage
Lower Jawbone
Pain

26. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Before - in front of
Abnormal condition
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

27. How are bones categorized?
Front part of the body.
Upper Jawbone
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Karatin

28. pan
All
Gall bladder
3 (ex 311)
Cartilage

29. Malleolus
Ankle
Birth
Sacrum
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

30. What is CHAMPVA
Muscle
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Surgical Fixation
Moving forward

31. Vomer
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Half
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

32. What are bones connected together with?
Turning the palm or foot upward
Side
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Fibrous bands of ligaments

33. a - an
Surgical Puncture
Opening
Without
Karatin

34. lith/
Stone
Cheek Bone
Surgical Repair
Fallopian tubes

35. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Surgical Fixation
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Forms the sides of the cranium

36. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Between
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
CMS

37. Ulna
Lower medial arm bone
Surgical Puncture
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.
Record

38. Infra
All
Below
False
3 (ex 311)

39. myo/
Slow
Fallopian tubes
Muscle
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

40. What is Assignment of Benefits?
3 (ex 311)
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Karatin

41. -emia
Blood Condition
Discolored - flat lesion
Head
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

42. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
5. (ex 311.56)
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Forms the sides of the cranium
Nose

43. Lacrimal Bones
Muscle
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Surgical Fixation
Upper Back

44. para
Forms the back of the skull
Between
Beside
Movement toward the midline

45. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
Treatment
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
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

46. What are the key components of E/M?
Little - scanty
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Pain
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

47. Inferior nasal conchae
All
Interior of the nose
Painful - difficult
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

48. Supination
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Pain
Turning the palm or foot upward
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

49. -oma
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
Mass
Cheek Bone
Before - in front of

50. -osis
Abnormal condition
Many
Coccyx (Tailbone)
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification