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Medical Coding Basics

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1. 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.
New
Hind foot 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.

2. Zygoma
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Cheek Bone
Milk
Fibrous bands of ligaments

3. a - an
Middle of the body.
Lower Back
Without
Tongue

4. -rrhagia
Upper roof of the mouth
Bursting forth blood
Opening
4. (ex 311.0)

5. enter/
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Disease Condition
Intestine

6. Phalanx
Visual Examination
Half
Toe Bones
Enlargement

7. -megaly
Enlargement
Neck Bones
Ankle
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

8. -meter
Turning the palm or foot upward
Intestine
Separation - Breakdown
Measure

9. What are bones connected together with?
Uteris
Wrist bones
Fibrous bands of ligaments
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

10. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?
Turning Outward
Below
Under
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

11. -itis
Vagina
3 (ex 311)
Inflammation
Heart

12. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?
Epinephrine and Steriods
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Breast
Liver

13. Sesamoid Bones
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Cartilage
Visual Examination
Disease Condition

14. -centisis
Surgical Puncture
Turning the palm or foot upward
Upper Arm bone
CMS-1500

15. a - an
Forms the sides of the cranium
Without
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Cartilage

16. lact/
Neck Bones
Milk
Mouth
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

17. What is hair made of?
Karatin
Blood Condition
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
A change in the code description since the last edition.

18. arth/
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
4. (ex 311.0)
Heart
Cartilage

19. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?
Stomach
In front of the temporal bones
4. (ex 311.0)
Abdomen

20. -oma
Mass
Uteris
Lower Back
Shin

21. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Beside
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Cheek Bone

22. Mandible
Epinephrine and Steriods
Lower Jawbone
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Wrist bones

23. Posterior/Dorsal
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Back part of the body.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

24. lact/
Against
To cut into
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Milk

25. -gram
New
Birth
Record
Upper Back

26. oophor
Many
1996
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Ovary

27. -rrhagia
New
Hind foot bone
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Bursting forth blood

28. Wheal
Half
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Breast
Within

29. Sphenoid Bones
In front of the temporal bones
Lower Jawbone
Absence of hair
Shin

30. Occipital Bone
Under
Forms the back of the skull
Skin
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

31. poly
Hind foot bone
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Many
Wrist bones

32. sub
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Under
Middle of the body.
Removal - Excision - Resection

33. inter
Between
Wrist bones
Nose
Head

34. -rrhaphy
Suture
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Pain
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

35. Thoracic
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
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
Upper Back
Birth

36. -centisis
Surgical Repair
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Lower Back
Surgical Puncture

37. Metatarsal
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Lunula
Middle of the foot bone

38. cholecyst/
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Gall bladder
Toe Bones

39. enter/
Bone
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Intestine
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

40. Long Bones
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
No.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
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

41. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Beside
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Gall bladder

42. Abduction
Liver
Cartilage
Movement away from the midline
Forms the sides of the cranium

43. -oma
Many
Mass
Out - out of
Skin

44. -rrhea
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Many
Enlargement
Discharge - Flow

45. Medial
Discolored - flat lesion
Before
Middle of the body.
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

46. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Side
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Vulva

47. Lipocyte
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.
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.
Fat cell
Middle of the body.

48. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
A change in the code description since the last edition.
5. (ex 311.56)
Forms the back of the skull
Through

49. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
MM/DD/YY
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Visual Examination
Little - scanty

50. epi
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Above
Front part of the body.