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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What are bursae?
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Through
Out - out of
Surgical Repair

2. -rrhea
Suture
Discharge - Flow
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Between

3. anti
Against
Breast
Opening
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.

4. What is primary malignancy?
Inflammation
Measure
Surgical Puncture
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.

5. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Vulva
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
1996
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

6. dys
Painful - difficult
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Ovary

7. When are V codes used?
Before - in front of
Head
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
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

8. -tomy
Little - scanty
To cut into
CMS-1500
Enlargement

9. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
Cheek Bone
Without
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

10. Lacrimal Bones
Turning Outward
Lower Back
Back part of the body.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

11. Infra
Side
Below
Shin
False

12. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Visual Examination
Hardening

13. Mandible
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
Moving backward
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Lower Jawbone

14. What is the Appendicular Skeleton comprised of?
Blood Condition
Before - in front of
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
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

15. tetra
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Four
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Middle of the body.

16. What are Medical Ethics?
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Milk
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
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

17. endo
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
Bursting forth blood
Within

18. -scopy
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.
Visual Examination
Half
Discolored - flat lesion

19. What is hair made of?
Record
Karatin
Moving forward
Bones the palm of the hand

20. What is a Colles Fracture?
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Surgical Repair

21. para
Abdomen
Beside
No.
CMS

22. What are bones made of?
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Osseous
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Below

23. oglio
Front part of the body.
Abdomen
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.
Little - scanty

24. Phalanx
Skin
Vagina
Toe Bones
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

25. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
MM/DD/YY
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Below
Disease Condition

26. Vesicle
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Visual Examination
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

27. Zygoma
Suture
Mass
Cheek Bone
Nose

28. What are bursae?
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.
Enlargement
Absence of hair
Suture

29. Sacral
Sacrum
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.
Below
Stomach

30. Anterior/Ventral
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Front part of the body.
Middle of the foot bone
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

31. Supination
Turning the palm or foot upward
Turning Inward
Discharge - Flow
All

32. -pexy
Lunula
Bone
Removal - Excision - Resection
Surgical Fixation

33. -osis
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Opening
Hardening
Abnormal condition

34. -tomy
To cut into
MM/DD/YY
Nose
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.

35. Flat Bones
Osseous
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Back part of the body.
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

36. Macule
Intestine
Movement toward the midline
Discolored - flat lesion
Below

37. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
Cartilage
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.

38. Abduction
Mass
Sacrum
Uteris
Movement away from the midline

39. -osis
To view
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Abnormal condition
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

40. nat/
Finger Bones
Birth
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.
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium

41. -stomy
Cartilage
Forms the back of the skull
Opening
Absence of hair

42. derm/
26
Cartilage
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
Skin

43. What is a compression fracture?
Through
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Slow
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

44. cephal/
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Head
Ovary
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.

45. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Lower Jawbone
Separation - Breakdown

46. stomat/
26
Head
Mouth
Record

47. Fibula
Lunula
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
Smaller - lateral leg bone
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.

48. Coccygeal
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
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.
Abdomen
Coccyx (Tailbone)

49. What is Benign?
Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Upper Arm bone
Abnormal condition
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.

50. -ectomy
Removal - Excision - Resection
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Below - deficient
Ovary