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1. Abduction
Lunula
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Movement away from the midline
Upper Back

2. Proximal
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

3. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Painful - difficult
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
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Treatment

4. What is Assignment of Benefits?
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
All
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

5. pan
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
All
Interior of the nose

6. What are Medical Ethics?
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Coccyx (Tailbone)
3 (ex 311)
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.

7. Metatarsal
Upper Arm bone
Intestine
Middle of the foot bone
The bone is crushed or shattered.

8. What is CHAMPVA
Back part of the body.
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Turning Outward
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

9. -stomy
Back part of the body.
Mass
Turning the palm or foot upward
Opening

10. Impetigo
A change in the code description since the last edition.
Sacrum
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Milk

11. What are the 3 classifications of Hypertension?
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
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Upper Jawbone
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

12. Maxilla
Blood Condition
Birth
Sacrum
Upper Jawbone

13. lact/
Milk
Intestine
Within
Between

14. -meter
Measure
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Under
Little - scanty

15. para
Beside
Liver
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Below - deficient

16. How are bones categorized?
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Painful - difficult
Under

17. -oma
Stomach
Mass
Four
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18. dys
Painful - difficult
Wrist bones
Epinephrine and Steriods
Treatment

19. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Nose
Coccyx (Tailbone)
5

20. ante
Movement away from the midline
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
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
Before

21. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Measure
Upper Arm bone
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

22. -lysis
Surgical Repair
Many
Separation - Breakdown
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)

23. Tibia
Shin
Bursting forth blood
Before - in front of
Cartilage

24. inter
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Between
Cartilage
Surgical Repair

25. Hypo
Bone
5. (ex 311.56)
Epinephrine and Steriods
Below - deficient

26. Radius
Without
Discharge - Flow
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
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

27. Macule
To view
Discolored - flat lesion
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Shin

28. What is a compression fracture?
Above
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Half

29. ex
Out - out of
Cartilage
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Four

30. cardi/
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Heart
Ankle
26

31. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
To cut into
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Milk

32. When are V codes used?
Half
Opening
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
MM/DD/YY

33. Wheal
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

34. -rrhaphy
Turning Inward
Head
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Suture

35. What is in a Medical Record?
Bones the palm of the hand
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Lunula
1996

36. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
3 (ex 311)
False
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
5

37. What are synovial joints?
Vagina
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Karatin
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

38. Tarsal
Hind foot bone
Skin
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Hardening

39. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
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
Without
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

40. What is Benign?
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Osseous
Upper Jawbone
Milk

41. oste/
Bone
Movement toward the midline
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Through

42. arth/
Beside
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Cartilage

43. -rrhea
Discharge - Flow
Middle of the foot bone
Half
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.

44. anti
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Heart
Lunula
Against

45. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
False
Lower medial arm bone
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
Between

46. Mandible
No.
Lower Jawbone
Bone
Blood Condition

47. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
5. (ex 311.56)

48. Ethmoid Bone
Cartilage
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
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Forms the roof of the nasal cavity

49. supra
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
1996
Above

50. -meter
CMS
Enlargement
Opening
Measure