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Medical Coding Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. -pathy






2. Thoracic






3. oste/






4. -rrhagia






5. Occipital Bone






6. Adduction






7. Thoracic






8. -megaly






9. nat/






10. What are Medical Ethics?






11. -scopy






12. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?






13. hin/






14. Collagen






15. Vomer






16. tetra






17. What does a triangle in the CPT book next to a code mean?






18. pneum/






19. enter/






20. Metatarsal






21. pre






22. How many regions is the spinal/vertebral column divided into?






23. What is secondary malignancy?






24. mast/






25. sub






26. What are bones connected together with?






27. -rrhea






28. What is a compression fracture?






29. neo






30. What hormones do the adrenal glands secrete?






31. Sesamoid Bones






32. cholecyst/






33. What is a Qualified Diagnosis






34. Short Bones






35. arth/






36. Anterior/Ventral






37. pan






38. What are bursae?






39. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subcategory code have?






40. Short Bones






41. a - an






42. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?






43. Retraction






44. Collagen






45. -rrhagia






46. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)






47. endo






48. -stomy






49. -lysis






50. How is Usual - Customary and Reasonable pricing calculated?