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Medical Coding Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Thoracic






2. Wheal






3. dys






4. Inferior nasal conchae






5. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?






6. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?






7. hepato/






8. What is primary malignancy?






9. brady






10. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?






11. What is primary malignancy?






12. a - an






13. What is a Qualified Diagnosis






14. Vesicle






15. Transverse/Cross Sectional






16. hyster/






17. Ethmoid Bone






18. enter/






19. endo






20. Maxilla






21. pan






22. What is Benign?






23. -itis






24. What is Benign?






25. hin/






26. cephal/






27. -pathy






28. Protraction






29. -oma






30. enter/






31. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?






32. Lateral






33. Humerus






34. Eversion






35. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?






36. -therapy






37. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?






38. What is a Complicated Fracture?






39. Ethmoid Bone






40. oste/






41. What are the two types of edits that the NCCI implements?






42. How many bones are in the spine?






43. What are the 5 regions of the spine?






44. -plasty






45. What are bones connected together with?






46. -gram






47. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?






48. What are the 5 regions of the spine?






49. Who does TRICARE cover?






50. Metatarsal