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Medical Coding Basics

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1. lapar/
Opening
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Absence of hair
Abdomen

2. Palatine Bones
Upper Back
Upper roof of the mouth
Cartilage
Before

3. -rrhea
Tongue
Milk
Discharge - Flow
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)

4. Abduction
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 roof of the mouth
Movement away from the midline
Hardening

5. Ethmoid Bone
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Head
Movement away from the midline

6. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Suture
Opening

7. dys
3 (ex 311)
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Painful - difficult
Sacrum

8. Zygoma
Cheek Bone
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Blood Condition
Bone

9. What are synovial joints?
Nose
Smaller - lateral leg bone
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

10. Sacral
Sacrum
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

11. -meter
Enlargement
MM/DD/YY
Measure
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

12. Short Bones
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Vulva
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Record

13. Long Bones
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
Hind foot bone
Out - out of

14. What is a compression fracture?
Within
Forms the sides of the cranium
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

15. Impetigo
Mass
Discharge - Flow
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Removal - Excision - Resection

16. sub
Ankle
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Vagina
Under

17. pneum/
Forms the back of the skull
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Turning Outward
Lung

18. supra
To view
Interior of the nose
Above
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

19. stomat/
Mouth
New
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

20. Lumbar
Within
Lower Back
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Front part of the body.

21. Anterior/Ventral
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Front part of the body.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

22. What are bones made of?
Under
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Osseous
Birth

23. Flat Bones
Cartilage
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Enlargement

24. hepato/
Liver
Interior of the nose
All
Painful - difficult

25. Retraction
Moving backward
Interior of the nose
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.
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

26. Malleolus
Ankle
Lower Jawbone
No.
Upper Back

27. Carpals
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Hematopoietic tissue
Turning Outward
Wrist bones

28. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Pain
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
In front of the temporal bones
Cartilage

29. Lumbar
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Lower Back
Ovary
Finger Bones

30. Melanin
In front of the temporal bones
Front part of the body.
Major skin pigment
Above

31. What is hair made of?
Karatin
Removal - Excision - Resection
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.
Interior of the nose

32. -pathy
Below
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.
Disease Condition
Slow

33. Gangrene
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Bones the palm of the hand
Moving forward
Record

34. cholecyst/
Intestine
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Gall bladder
Cartilage

35. myo/
To view
Treatment
Lunula
Muscle

36. gloss/
Below - deficient
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
All
Tongue

37. When can a provider share PHI without specific permission from the patient?

38. Collagen
Finger Bones
Hardening
Middle of the foot bone
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

39. -pexy
Surgical Fixation
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

40. What is a Colles Fracture?
In front of the temporal bones
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Painful - difficult

41. -osis
Removal - Excision - Resection
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Abnormal condition
Major skin pigment

42. -rrhagia
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Bursting forth blood
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

43. Parietal Bones
Forms the sides of the cranium
Painful - difficult
Side
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal

44. neo
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Turning the palm or foot upward
Below - deficient
New

45. What is Carcinoma in situ?
3 (ex 311)
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Visual Examination
5

46. Eversion
Turning Outward
To cut into
Below - deficient
Sacrum

47. Who developed HCPCs codes?
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
CMS
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

48. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
4. (ex 311.0)
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.

49. Medial
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Moving forward
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Middle of the body.

50. Lipocyte
Fat cell
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Surgical Repair
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)