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Medical Coding Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Malleolus






2. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?






3. Sacral






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

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5. Malleolus






6. cardi/






7. What are the insides of bones comprised of?






8. oste/






9. What is a compression fracture?






10. Carpals






11. nat/






12. What is CHAMPVA






13. Sesamoid Bones






14. Wheal






15. Anterior/Ventral






16. Abduction






17. Vomer






18. Wheal






19. How are bones categorized?






20. Occipital Bone






21. Lipocyte






22. Palatine Bones






23. What are the two types of edits that the NCCI implements?






24. How many bones are in the spine?






25. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?






26. Inversion






27. What is a Qualified Diagnosis






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

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29. hin/






30. What is Benign?






31. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?






32. What is a Colles Fracture?






33. Metacarpals






34. What is a Colles Fracture?






35. Ethmoid Bone






36. Zygoma






37. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?






38. -stomy






39. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?






40. What are bones connected together with?






41. What is Fiscal Intermediary?






42. endo






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






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






45. When are E codes used?






46. Macule






47. Temporal Bones






48. Ulna






49. How many bones are in the spine?






50. What are synovial joints?