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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. Vesicle






2. Cervical






3. Humerus






4. What are bursae?






5. pneum/






6. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)






7. What is a Comminuted Fracture?






8. What is Assignment of Benefits?






9. How long should Medical Records be retained?






10. Tarsal






11. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?






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


13. Proximal






14. Supination






15. Frontal Bone






16. What is a Qualified Diagnosis






17. -rrhagia






18. oglio






19. Medial






20. pseudo






21. salping/






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






23. Lipocyte






24. episi/






25. How many bones are in the spine?






26. What is in a Medical Record?






27. Protraction






28. -scopy






29. Sesamoid Bones






30. Anterior/Ventral






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






32. -rrhea






33. What is secondary malignancy?






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






35. Thoracic






36. cephal/






37. Proximal






38. mast/






39. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?






40. pan






41. What is Employee Liability Insurance?






42. per






43. -scopy






44. -pexy






45. Tarsal






46. Flat Bones






47. What is a Complicated Fracture?






48. Radius






49. Temporal Bones






50. Alopecia