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Medical Coding Basics

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1. When was the Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created?
Hematopoietic tissue
1996
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

2. myo/
No.
Muscle
Back part of the body.
Bone

3. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
False
Cheek Bone
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.
Interior of the nose

4. Anterior/Ventral
Below
Front part of the body.
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Lower arm bone in line with the thumb

5. -scopy
CMS
Shin
Visual Examination
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)

6. neo
New
Head
Through
Cheek Bone

7. When are E codes used?
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.

8. -rrhagia
Shin
Bursting forth blood
Smaller - lateral leg bone
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

9. Palatine Bones
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Upper roof of the mouth
Discolored - flat lesion
Skull - Ribcage and Spine.

10. lapar/
Blood Condition
Turning Outward
Abdomen
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

11. Zygoma
Cheek Bone
Mass
Lunula
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.

12. What is primary malignancy?
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
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.
Wrist bones

13. pan
All
Lung
New
Suture

14. Zygoma
Bone
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Cheek Bone

15. lith/
Stone
Pain
Liver
Bursting forth blood

16. Lipocyte
Below - deficient
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Before - in front of
Fat cell

17. Maxilla
Above
Before - in front of
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Upper Jawbone

18. What is a Complicated Fracture?
Heart
In front of the temporal bones
Fibrous bands of ligaments
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.

19. What is Employee Liability Insurance?
5. (ex 311.56)
Head
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

20. -meter
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Lower medial arm bone
26
Measure

21. -scopy
Karatin
To view
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Heart

22. Who does TRICARE cover?
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Tongue

23. Sesamoid Bones
Small - rounded bones that resemble sesame seeds that are found near joints. (ie knee cap)
Through
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)

24. Maxilla
Upper Jawbone
Fallopian tubes
No.
Before

25. colp/
Vagina
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

26. enter/
Measure
Intestine
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
Slow

27. pseudo
Hind foot bone
False
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.
Visual Examination

28. Melanin
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Major skin pigment
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
Vagina

29. Ethmoid Bone
Abnormal condition
Painful - difficult
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Below

30. What is Benign?
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
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.
Wrist bones
Sacs of fluid located in-between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles into place.

31. What are the 2 types of glands on the skin?
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Breast
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands
Front part of the body.

32. Frontal Bone
Enlargement
Major skin pigment
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Upper roof of the mouth

33. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Major skin pigment
Disease Condition
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.
Below - deficient

34. Medial
Ankle
Middle of the body.
4. (ex 311.0)
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)

35. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Enlargement
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
3 (ex 311)
Disease Condition

36. How are bones categorized?
Protection against loss of money caused by failure through error or unintentional omission of the individual or service submitting the claim.
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Upper Back
Discharge - Flow

37. What is hair made of?
Removal - Excision - Resection
Breast
CMS
Karatin

38. Eversion
Turning Outward
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
4. (ex 311.0)
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.

39. Carpals
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Wrist bones
Forms the sides of the cranium
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

40. -meter
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Measure
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
CMS-1500

41. Sagittal
Ankle
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Toe Bones
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.

42. hemi
Half
Upper roof of the mouth
Pain
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.

43. Inversion
Turning Inward
Vagina
Visual Examination
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)

44. cardi/
Heart
All
Finger Bones
Measure

45. inter
Epinephrine and Steriods
Ankle
Between
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles

46. How long should Medical Records be retained?
Uteris
1996
Horizontal plane dividing the upper and lower parts of the body.
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

47. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
1996
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
5
Under

48. Collagen
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
26
To cut into
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.

49. derm/
Skin
Coccyx (Tailbone)
Lower Back
No.

50. What are bones made of?
Osseous
Removal - Excision - Resection
Cheek Bone
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)