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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What is secondary malignancy?
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
CMS-1500
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

2. brady
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Mouth
Removal - Excision - Resection
Slow

3. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Before - in front of
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Movement away from the midline

4. Protraction
Before
Moving forward
Finger Bones
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

5. Adduction
26
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Uteris
Movement toward the midline

6. -gram
Karatin
Inflammation
Surgical Puncture
Record

7. -itis
Inflammation
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Surgical Fixation
4. (ex 311.0)

8. Lateral
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Side
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

9. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
Lung
Surgical Puncture
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

10. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Stone
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Hematopoietic tissue
Disease Condition

11. Anterior/Ventral
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Osseous
Back part of the body.
Front part of the body.

12. stomat/
Toe Bones
Mouth
Fat cell
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

13. Vomer
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Middle of the foot bone

14. Phalanx
Toe Bones
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
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.
False

15. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Discharge - Flow
Toe Bones
Fat cell

16. Posterior/Dorsal
Surgical Repair
Cheek Bone
Back part of the body.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

17. What are bursae?
Turning Inward
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Major skin pigment
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

18. myo/
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
CMS-1500
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Muscle

19. lact/
4. (ex 311.0)
Milk
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

20. Hypo
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
5. (ex 311.56)
Below - deficient
Hind foot bone

21. Metacarpals
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Bones the palm of the hand
Finger Bones
To cut into

22. Multigravida
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Surgical Fixation
Little - scanty
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

23. Ulna
Discolored - flat lesion
Fallopian tubes
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Lower medial arm bone

24. -rrhea
1996
Abdomen
Beside
Discharge - Flow

25. Macule
Discolored - flat lesion
Toe Bones
False
Coccyx (Tailbone)

26. -ectomy
Intestine
Four
Removal - Excision - Resection
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

27. Coccygeal
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Hind foot bone
False
Coccyx (Tailbone)

28. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
Upper Jawbone
Smaller - lateral leg bone
MM/DD/YY
CMS

29. Inferior nasal conchae
Shin
Moving backward
Interior of the nose
Muscle

30. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
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
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Suture

31. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Nose
Bone
4. (ex 311.0)

32. -emia
MM/DD/YY
Blood Condition
Hardening
Vagina

33. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Below
Cartilage
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

34. What is a compression fracture?
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Treatment
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

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

36. -rrhea
Before - in front of
Measure
Discharge - Flow
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

37. Proximal
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Discolored - flat lesion
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Surgical Fixation

38. Metatarsal
Without
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Middle of the foot bone
Within

39. oophor
Fallopian tubes
Ovary
Suture
Front part of the body.

40. -lysis
Separation - Breakdown
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Cartilage
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

41. What is CHAMPVA
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Heart
Skin

42. anti
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Ovary
Against

43. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
4. (ex 311.0)
Between

44. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
1996
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Nose
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

45. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
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
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. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

46. Adduction
To view
Movement toward the midline
Cartilage
Suture

47. -algia
Pain
Lung
Discolored - flat lesion
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

48. gloss/
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Vagina
Tongue
Head

49. Vesicle
Discharge - Flow
Hematopoietic tissue
False
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

50. cephal/
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Measure
Head
Liver