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Medical Coding Basics

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1. salping/
Fallopian tubes
Head
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Absence of hair

2. cephal/
Head
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Enlargement
A change in the code description since the last edition.

3. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Karatin
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

4. Distal
Lower Back
Without
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.

5. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
Birth
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
Discharge - Flow
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

6. What is Benign?
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Through
Bones the palm of the hand
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

7. Long Bones
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
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
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

8. a - an
Turning Outward
Without
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Vagina

9. dys
Painful - difficult
Beside
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Lunula

10. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Major skin pigment
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Against
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

11. lith/
Birth
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.
Between
Stone

12. pseudo
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
False
Milk

13. Anterior/Ventral
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.
Front part of the body.
Abnormal condition
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

14. para
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Pain
Beside
Mass

15. Inversion
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.
Turning Inward
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

16. What is Employer Liability?

17. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
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
Lower Jawbone
Abdomen
The bone is crushed or shattered.

18. 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
Turning Inward
Disease Condition
Below

19. Vesicle
Before
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

20. chondro/
Before - in front of
To view
Middle of the foot bone
Cartilage

21. -osis
Bones the palm of the hand
Back part of the body.
Abnormal condition
Milk

22. How many bones are in the spine?
Lower medial arm bone
Discharge - Flow
26
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

23. per
Through
Lung
Upper Jawbone
Movement away from the midline

24. oste/
Bone
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Discharge - Flow
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

25. Parietal Bones
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Forms the sides of the cranium
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Liver

26. Who does TRICARE cover?
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Moving forward
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
All

27. Zygoma
Karatin
Opening
Forms the sides of the cranium
Cheek Bone

28. Ethmoid Bone
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Below - deficient
Epinephrine and Steriods
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity

29. How are bones categorized?
Upper Back
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Skin

30. Zygoma
Abnormal condition
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Inflammation
Cheek Bone

31. -emia
Blood Condition
Bones the palm of the hand
Slow
Fibrous bands of ligaments

32. Vomer
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
A change in the code description since the last edition.
False

33. Protraction
Four
Nose
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Moving forward

34. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
Lower Jawbone
Surgical Puncture
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
5. (ex 311.56)

35. endo
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Within
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

36. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Movement toward the midline
Moving backward
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Visual Examination

37. -plasty
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Interior of the nose
Discharge - Flow
Surgical Repair

38. Palatine Bones
Upper roof of the mouth
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
Major skin pigment
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

39. Adduction
Discharge - Flow
Above
Toe Bones
Movement toward the midline

40. Carpals
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Wrist bones
Treatment
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient

41. Frontal Bone
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Neck Bones
Enlargement

42. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Blood Condition
Vulva

43. What are bones made of?
Middle of the body.
Between
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Osseous

44. epi
Above
Discharge - Flow
Pain
Lower Jawbone

45. Tibia
Little - scanty
Shin
Abnormal condition
False

46. -rrhea
Wrist bones
Muscle
Back part of the body.
Discharge - Flow

47. Alopecia
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Absence of hair
Before
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

48. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Interior of the nose
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Forms the sides of the cranium
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

49. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Half
Back part of the body.

50. Macule
Stomach
No.
Discolored - flat lesion
Record