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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Cheek Bone
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

2. -meter
Measure
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.
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Blood Condition

3. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
Middle of the foot bone
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Turning Inward
1996

4. lapar/
Turning Outward
Skin
Many
Abdomen

5. Fibula
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Mouth
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

6. What is Benign?
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Visual Examination
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Turning Inward

7. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?
MM/DD/YY
Cartilage
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
A change in the code description since the last edition.

8. pre
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Before - in front of
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

9. hyster/
Before
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Uteris
5

10. What are the 3 layers of skin?
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
Back part of the body.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

11. What are bursae?
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Tongue
Below

12. What are bones made of?
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.
Without
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
Osseous

13. myo/
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Through
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Muscle

14. Vesicle
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Ovary
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Bone

15. Coccygeal
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Before - in front of
Major skin pigment
Mouth

16. pseudo
Middle of the foot bone
Lung
False
Breast

17. What is primary malignancy?
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
False
Finger Bones
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

18. Short Bones
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Record
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Hind foot bone

19. What are the 5 regions of the spine?
Upper Jawbone
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Skin
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

20. a - an
Upper Back
Many
Fat cell
Without

21. Fibula
Major skin pigment
Little - scanty
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Smaller - lateral leg bone

22. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?
Upper Jawbone
No.
Without
1996

23. What are bones connected together with?
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Moving forward
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
1996

24. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
MM/DD/YY
Treatment
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
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

25. Ulna
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Lower medial arm bone
Hardening

26. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
3 (ex 311)
Heart
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

27. Temporal Bones
Sacrum
Measure
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

28. pseudo
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
False
To cut into
Vagina

29. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Movement toward the midline
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

30. What is hair made of?
Bone
Bursting forth blood
Karatin
Against

31. How is Usual - Customary and Reasonable pricing calculated?

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32. When are V codes used?
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
Many
Movement away from the midline
Skin

33. pneum/
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Below - deficient
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Lung

34. dys
Painful - difficult
Discolored - flat lesion
Removal - Excision - Resection
Middle of the body.

35. -scopy
Visual Examination
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Sacrum

36. -gram
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Record
Forms the sides of the cranium
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

37. mast/
Breast
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Forms the sides of the cranium
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

38. Lacrimal Bones
Bones the palm of the hand
Finger Bones
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
No.

39. Proximal
Tongue
Wrist bones
CMS-1500
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

40. What are the key components of E/M?
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity

41. brady
Slow
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Middle of the body.
Through

42. Tarsal
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Before
Interior of the nose
Hind foot bone

43. Sphenoid Bones
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
In front of the temporal bones
Discharge - Flow
Front part of the body.

44. Abduction
Movement away from the midline
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Ovary
Discharge - Flow

45. -itis
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Inflammation
Record
Stomach

46. -lysis
Treatment
Separation - Breakdown
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
1996

47. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
Forms the back of the skull
Before - in front of
Cartilage
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

48. What is in a Medical Record?
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Back part of the body.
Below - deficient

49. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
5
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.
Abnormal condition
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

50. What are Medical Ethics?
Opening
Cartilage
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.