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Medical Coding Basics

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  • 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. Vomer






2. episi/






3. myo/






4. poly






5. colp/






6. What is hair made of?






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






8. lact/






9. How many bones are in the spine?






10. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?






11. lact/






12. Hypo






13. Radius






14. How many bones are in the spine?






15. What is CHAMPVA






16. What is Fiscal Intermediary?






17. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?






18. Anterior/Ventral






19. What are the insides of bones comprised of?






20. myo/






21. Thoracic






22. endo






23. Gangrene






24. Macule






25. inter






26. -plasty






27. Inversion






28. Collagen






29. endo






30. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?






31. When are E codes used?






32. When are E codes used?






33. lapar/






34. What is Employee Liability Insurance?






35. cardi/






36. cephal/






37. sub






38. How are bones categorized?






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






40. What are bursae?






41. ante






42. Temporal Bones






43. -lysis






44. mast/






45. Inferior nasal conchae






46. What are the 5 regions of the spine?






47. When are V codes used?






48. hyster/






49. -pathy






50. Sphenoid Bones