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1. -rrhaphy
Fallopian tubes
Turning Outward
4. (ex 311.0)
Suture

2. Palatine Bones
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
Forms the back of the skull
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

3. Who does TRICARE cover?
Vagina
Forms the back of the skull
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

4. Tibia
Heart
Out - out of
Shin
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

5. Long Bones
Stone
Discharge - Flow
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

6. epi
Above
Osseous
Surgical Fixation
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

7. Frontal - Coronal
Interior of the nose
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Without

8. colp/
Vagina
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Lung
No.

9. -algia
Middle of the foot bone
Pain
Mass
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

10. myo/
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Muscle
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

11. What is primary malignancy?
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Wrist bones
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Beside

12. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Cartilage
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Through
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

13. oglio
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Little - scanty
Fallopian tubes

14. When are V codes used?
Middle of the body.
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
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
Upper Arm bone

15. epi
Front part of the body.
Karatin
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Above

16. Sagittal
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Mass
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

17. Inversion
Turning Inward
Karatin
False
Birth

18. Cervical
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
Neck Bones
Bursting forth blood
Without

19. a - an
Separation - Breakdown
Without
Separation - Breakdown
Lung

20. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
Wrist bones
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Shin
1996

21. Phalanx
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Toe Bones
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Below

22. Carpals
Moving forward
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Wrist bones

23. brady
Osseous
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.
Slow
Skin

24. Thoracic
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
Upper Arm bone
Upper 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

25. What is a compression fracture?
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Epinephrine and Steriods
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

26. dys
Painful - difficult
MM/DD/YY
3 (ex 311)
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply

27. Malleolus
Four
Ankle
No.
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)

28. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
1996
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
The bone is crushed or shattered.
False

29. Frontal Bone
Out - out of
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
New
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

30. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Tongue
Cheek Bone
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)

31. Melanin
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Milk
Major skin pigment
Abnormal condition

32. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Separation - Breakdown
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Mass
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

33. Supination
Intestine
Turning the palm or foot upward
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Movement toward the midline

34. lact/
Wrist bones
Sacrum
Milk
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

35. Coccygeal
Four
Back part of the body.
Coccyx (Tailbone)
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

36. What are Medical Ethics?
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
No.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

37. oophor
Middle of the body.
Turning Outward
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Ovary

38. lact/
Milk
MM/DD/YY
Uteris
Upper roof of the mouth

39. Coccygeal
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Fat cell
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Coccyx (Tailbone)

40. anti
Against
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Treatment
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

41. colp/
Cheek Bone
Moving backward
Vagina
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

42. Humerus
Stomach
Upper Back
Intestine
Upper Arm bone

43. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?
Ankle
CMS-1500
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
Vulva

44. Metatarsal
Abnormal condition
Middle of the foot bone
Disease Condition
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

45. Temporal Bones
Suture
Slow
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

46. -lysis
Stomach
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Separation - Breakdown
Many

47. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Surgical Puncture
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

48. Gangrene
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Birth
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
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

49. episi/
Forms the back of the skull
Below
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Vulva

50. Transverse/Cross Sectional
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
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
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
Milk