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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Before
Hardening
Suture

2. Mandible
Upper Back
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Lower Jawbone
Surgical Repair

3. dys
Through
Karatin
Turning the palm or foot upward
Painful - difficult

4. What is a Colles Fracture?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
No.
Lower Jawbone
Hardening

5. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
Bone
Moving backward
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

6. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Hematopoietic tissue
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

7. arth/
Treatment
Finger Bones
Cartilage
Nose

8. Occipital Bone
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Forms the back of the skull
Head

9. ex
Out - out of
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Fibrous bands of ligaments
All

10. lith/
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Stone
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.

11. Sphenoid Bones
In front of the temporal bones
Interior of the nose
Absence of hair
Discolored - flat lesion

12. lapar/
Abdomen
Half
Lunula
Moving forward

13. Lipocyte
Fat cell
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Lower Jawbone
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

14. pre
Before - in front of
Intestine
Liver
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

15. gloss/
Middle of the body.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Inflammation
Tongue

16. -pathy
Disease Condition
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
False
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

17. What are the 3 layers of skin?
To view
Interior of the nose
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

18. Medial
Middle of the body.
The bone is crushed or shattered.
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Half

19. Lumbar
Lower Back
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 law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Through

20. What is hair made of?
Major skin pigment
Nose
In front of the temporal bones
Karatin

21. Sphenoid Bones
Vulva
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Abdomen
In front of the temporal bones

22. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
Little - scanty
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Above
Upper Jawbone

23. Vesicle
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Movement toward the midline
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

24. -lysis
Separation - Breakdown
Lower Jawbone
Skin
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

25. epi
Neck Bones
5
Major skin pigment
Above

26. poly
Many
Enlargement
Karatin
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

27. neo
Gall bladder
New
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

28. Impetigo
3 (ex 311)
In front of the temporal bones
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

29. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
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
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Mouth
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.

30. Retraction
Opening
Moving backward
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Through

31. pre
Bursting forth blood
Enlargement
Before - in front of
Turning Inward

32. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Back part of the body.
To view
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Moving backward

33. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
26
Hematopoietic tissue
Cheek Bone
Turning Outward

34. Fibula
Beside
Slow
Uteris
Smaller - lateral leg bone

35. Coccygeal
Discharge - Flow
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Suture

36. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
Turning Inward
Mouth
Uteris
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

37. Vomer
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

38. Inferior nasal conchae
Measure
Ovary
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Interior of the nose

39. Humerus
Gall bladder
1. The provider's usual charge for the service 2. The average charge of all the other providers in the same geographical area 3. The actual charge submitted on the claim The lowest amount is used as basis for the payment.
Turning Outward
Upper Arm bone

40. lact/
Upper Jawbone
Milk
Below - deficient
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

41. oste/
Turning Outward
To view
Bone
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

42. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?
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
False
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
No.

43. Parietal Bones
Forms the sides of the cranium
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Breast
Above

44. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Abdomen
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

45. What is a compression fracture?
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
5
Forms the sides of the cranium
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

46. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
Stone
Ovary
Before - in front of
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

47. Hypo
Forms the back of the skull
Mass
Below - deficient
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

48. -sclerosis
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Hardening
Liver
Fibrous bands of ligaments

49. Lateral
Abdomen
Side
Half
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

50. cardi/
Four
Heart
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Painful - difficult