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Medical Coding Basics

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1. epi
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Above

2. lith/
Stone
5
Below - deficient
Below - deficient

3. Metacarpals
Ovary
Bones the palm of the hand
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Upper roof of the mouth

4. -pathy
Blood Condition
Slow
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Disease Condition

5. enter/
Intestine
Milk
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
To view

6. Thoracic
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Measure
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Upper Back

7. What are the 3 layers of skin?
Front part of the body.
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
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

8. What is Benign?
Slow
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Lunula

9. -meter
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Front part of the body.
Above
Measure

10. -emia
Blood Condition
Absence of hair
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Mouth

11. Lacrimal Bones
Skin
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Pain
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

12. Supination
CMS-1500
Turning the palm or foot upward
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Birth

13. 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.
Lower Jawbone
Turning Inward
1996

14. -scopy
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
To view
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

15. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?
Suture
Mass
Suture
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

16. Maxilla
Upper Jawbone
Mass
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

17. chondro/
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Cartilage
To cut into

18. Retraction
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
1996
Enlargement
Moving backward

19. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Vagina
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Suture
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

20. What is a compression fracture?
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
New
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Vulva

21. Metatarsal
Middle of the foot bone
Removal - Excision - Resection
Lower Back
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.

22. lith/
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
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
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Stone

23. Melanin
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Major skin pigment
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
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.

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

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25. Anterior/Ventral
Liver
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Front part of the body.
Disease Condition

26. Melanin
Major skin pigment
Birth
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
All

27. Flat Bones
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Hardening
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
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.

28. Frontal Bone
Middle of the foot bone
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

29. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?
Stone
Bones the palm of the hand
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Karatin

30. -megaly
Visual Examination
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Enlargement
Little - scanty

31. Phalanges
Discharge - Flow
Mass
Ovary
Finger Bones

32. para
Four
Visual Examination
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Beside

33. How is Medicare's RBRVS calculated?
Lower Back
Within
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
Epinephrine and Steriods

34. pan
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Sacrum
All
Without

35. Abduction
Cartilage
3 (ex 311)
Back part of the body.
Movement away from the midline

36. Can you have TRICARE and CHAMPVA at the same time?
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
Moving backward
No.
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

37. What is in a Medical Record?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Stone
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Above

38. Radius
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb
5
Visual Examination
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

39. Posterior/Dorsal
False
Within
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Back part of the body.

40. -rrhaphy
Movement away from the midline
Neck Bones
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Suture

41. gloss/
Tongue
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Ankle
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

42. Palatine Bones
Blood Condition
5. (ex 311.56)
Separation - Breakdown
Upper roof of the mouth

43. sub
Nose
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Under

44. What are the insides of bones comprised of?
Hardening
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Removal - Excision - Resection
Hematopoietic tissue

45. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Upper Arm bone
Hardening

46. Parietal Bones
Forms the sides of the cranium
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

47. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
All
Fallopian tubes
Lower Back

48. -centisis
Surgical Puncture
Heart
Abdomen
Muscle

49. What is Carcinoma in situ?
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.
Breast
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

50. ante
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Before
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Between