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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Measure
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Vagina

2. -osis
Abnormal condition
Gall bladder
Blood Condition
Lung

3. lact/
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Milk
Neck Bones

4. Humerus
Upper Arm bone
Removal - Excision - Resection
Blood Condition
Shin

5. -therapy
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Intestine
Treatment

6. What is primary malignancy?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Stomach
Above
Opening

7. What are synovial joints?
Interior of the nose
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

8. -gram
Record
5. (ex 311.56)
Vulva
Below - deficient

9. Hypo
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Below - deficient
Above
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

10. -centisis
Back part of the body.
Surgical Puncture
Bones the palm of the hand
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

11. anti
Against
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Uteris
Cheek Bone

12. What are bones made of?
Forms the back of the skull
Osseous
Hardening
Inflammation

13. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
5. (ex 311.56)
Epinephrine and Steriods
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Suture

14. derm/
Wrist bones
Upper roof of the mouth
Skin
All

15. colp/
Forms the back of the skull
Uteris
Vagina
Upper Jawbone

16. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
New
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

17. -therapy
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.
Painful - difficult
Lung
Treatment

18. Flat Bones
Epinephrine and Steriods
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Between
Lung

19. What is CHAMPVA
Middle of the body.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
To view

20. stomat/
Mouth
Turning the palm or foot upward
Turning Inward
Painful - difficult

21. pre
Before - in front of
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Bone
MM/DD/YY

22. -rrhea
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Back part of the body.
Discharge - Flow
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

23. Proximal
Epinephrine and Steriods
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Moving forward
Out - out of

24. Short Bones
No.
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

25. endo
Within
Muscle
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Head

26. -scopy
To view
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
5

27. Maxilla
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Upper Jawbone
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

28. dys
Above
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Painful - difficult
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

29. Palatine Bones
Shin
Upper roof of the mouth
Stone
Finger Bones

30. Tibia
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Against
Middle of the foot bone
Shin

31. oste/
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
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
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Bone

32. Parietal Bones
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Turning the palm or foot upward
Without
Forms the sides of the cranium

33. episi/
Mass
Lunula
Vulva
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)

34. Anterior/Ventral
Front part of the body.
Sacrum
Below
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

35. cholecyst/
Without
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Suture
Gall bladder

36. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Four
Epinephrine and Steriods
Suture

37. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Lunula

38. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Movement toward the midline
Front part of the body.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

39. anti
Discolored - flat lesion
Against
Enlargement
Visual Examination

40. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Lunula
4. (ex 311.0)
Shin
Neck Bones

41. neo
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Gall bladder
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
New

42. -pathy
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Disease Condition
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Fallopian tubes

43. epi
Treatment
Above
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.
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

44. Lipocyte
Fat cell
Movement toward the midline
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Birth

45. Wheal
Lunula
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

46. Frontal - Coronal
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Out - out of

47. How are bones categorized?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Discharge - Flow
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Upper roof of the mouth

48. 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.
Abdomen
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

49. Long Bones
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Visual Examination
4. (ex 311.0)
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

50. Carpals
Wrist bones
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Surgical Puncture