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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Muscle
Hematopoietic tissue
Neck Bones
Side

2. Fibula
Smaller - lateral leg bone
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Little - scanty
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

3. tetra
Four
A change in the code description since the last edition.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Coccyx (Tailbone)

4. Lipocyte
Fat cell
No.
Removal - Excision - Resection
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

5. What is hair made of?
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Karatin
MM/DD/YY
Many

6. -oma
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Mass
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
Through

7. Lumbar
Lower Back
Karatin
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Hematopoietic tissue

8. Humerus
Visual Examination
Little - scanty
Upper Arm bone
Cartilage

9. mast/
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Hind foot bone
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
Breast

10. gloss/
All
Tongue
Inflammation
Against

11. cephal/
Vulva
Lower Back
5. (ex 311.56)
Head

12. When are V codes used?
New
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
Absence of hair
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

13. stomat/
Mouth
Wrist bones
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Between

14. cephal/
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Head
Record
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

15. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
MM/DD/YY
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
5. (ex 311.56)

16. chondro/
Cartilage
Mass
Toe Bones
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

17. -scopy
Visual Examination
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Half
Movement toward the midline

18. myo/
Muscle
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Above
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

19. -centisis
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Surgical Puncture
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Suture

20. How are bones categorized?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Under
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
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.

21. anti
Disease Condition
CMS-1500
Against
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

22. poly
Major skin pigment
Many
Front part of the body.
Between

23. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Opening

24. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Forms the sides of the cranium
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Karatin

25. Alopecia
Absence of hair
Before
Interior of the nose
Mouth

26. pseudo
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
Between
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
False

27. How are bones categorized?
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
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
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

28. Tibia
Four
Shin
Turning Inward
Beside

29. gastro/
Stomach
Neck Bones
Blood Condition
Pain

30. What is Assignment of Benefits?
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.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Surgical Puncture

31. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Out - out of
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

32. What is a Colles Fracture?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Mouth
Vulva
Turning Outward

33. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

34. Multigravida
Osseous
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
3 (ex 311)
Surgical Puncture

35. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
To cut into
1996
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
To view

36. Coccygeal
Discolored - flat lesion
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Coccyx (Tailbone)

37. Sesamoid Bones
Little - scanty
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.
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Hind foot bone

38. Posterior/Dorsal
To view
Back part of the body.
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Lower Back

39. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
Upper Back
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Suture
All

40. epi
Turning Outward
Above
Vulva
1996

41. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Hematopoietic tissue
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Movement toward the midline
Cartilage

42. -therapy
Bones the palm of the hand
Intestine
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Treatment

43. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Before
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

44. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
MM/DD/YY
Before - in front of
Through
Bone

45. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Gall bladder
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

46. -emia
Lower medial arm bone
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Blood Condition

47. Medial
Middle of the body.
No.
Hind foot bone
Slow

48. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
5
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Upper Jawbone

49. -algia
Shin
Pain
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.
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

50. Temporal Bones
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Four