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Medical Coding Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. pseudo






2. What is the Axial Skeleton comprised of?






3. Sagittal






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






5. enter/






6. What are the 3 layers of skin?






7. Inferior nasal conchae






8. Gangrene






9. Retraction






10. -pathy






11. ex






12. supra






13. Carpals






14. hemi






15. colp/






16. Lipocyte






17. inter






18. What is the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL)?






19. Maxilla






20. -gram






21. What are the 5 regions of the spine?






22. Proximal






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






24. What is in a Medical Record?






25. lapar/






26. -osis






27. Malleolus






28. Sesamoid Bones






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






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


31. What is a Complicated Fracture?






32. What is primary malignancy?






33. Vesicle






34. Protraction






35. Distal






36. Hypo






37. -rrhaphy






38. -scopy






39. Lacrimal Bones






40. Phalanges






41. What are the insides of bones comprised of?






42. Tibia






43. What is the name of the claim form that is standard for submitting claims?






44. When are V codes used?






45. What is Fiscal Intermediary?






46. inter






47. -gram






48. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?






49. What is CHAMPVA






50. -meter