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Medical Coding Basics

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1. What are bones made of?
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Osseous
Breast
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

2. stomat/
Surgical Repair
Bones the palm of the hand
Finger Bones
Mouth

3. cardi/
Turning Outward
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Heart
Cartilage

4. What is hair made of?
Karatin
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
To view
Record

5. per
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Through
The original cancer site. Malignant tumores are considered primary unless documented as secondary or metastatic.
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index

6. Protraction
Vulva
Shoulder - collar - pelvic - arms and legs.
Moving forward
Back part of the body.

7. Impetigo
Liver
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Milk

8. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Fallopian tubes
Through
All

9. -rrhagia
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Bursting forth blood
Hardening
Between

10. What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)?
Above
Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
Record
Initiative developed by CMS to promote national correct coding methods and control improper coding that leads to wrong payments of Part B health claims.

11. Wheal
Lung
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
3 (ex 311)
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

12. What does a Surgical Package (aka Global Surgery) include?
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
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
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

13. What is a Comminuted Fracture?
The bone is crushed or shattered.
5
Side
Out - out of

14. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
MM/DD/YY
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Without

15. -tomy
Half
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.
To cut into
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

16. -megaly
Hind foot bone
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Side
Enlargement

17. What is the moon like white area at the base of the nail called?
Separation - Breakdown
Hardening
Lunula
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.

18. Humerus
Sacrum
Cartilage
Wrist bones
Upper Arm bone

19. How many volumes is the ICD-9 manual divided into?
1. Volume 1; Tabular List 2. Volume 2; Diseases - Alphabetic Index 3. Volume 3; Procedures - tabular list and index
New
Wrist bones
Front part of the body.

20. -meter
Measure
Nose
Lower Back
Surgical Fixation

21. What is Carcinoma in situ?
The bone is broken and pierces an organ.
Pain
To view
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

22. pan
All
Muscle
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

23. When are V codes used?
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
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
3 (ex 311)
Heart

24. -rrhaphy
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils
Below
Suture

25. Retraction
Moving backward
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.
Removal - Excision - Resection

26. Medial
Suture
Middle of the body.
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Epinephrine and Steriods

27. hyster/
Uteris
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Stone
Movement toward the midline

28. Proximal
Absence of hair
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Upper roof of the mouth
Muscle

29. -meter
Treatment
Measure
Separation - Breakdown
5

30. What is Fiscal Intermediary?
5
Near the point of attachment to the trunk.
Muscle
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.

31. Adduction
Movement toward the midline
Record
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Wrist bones

32. Multigravida
Separation - Breakdown
A pregnant woman who has had at least one pregnancy.
Breast
Upper Jawbone

33. colp/
Under
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Against
Vagina

34. lapar/
Abdomen
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Epinephrine and Steriods
Opening

35. Who investigates and prosecutes Health Care fraud?
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Provides medical benefits to spouses and children of veterans with total - permanent - service related disabilities- or have died.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)

36. What are the key components of E/M?
False
Side
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Karatin

37. Thoracic
Movement toward the midline
Upper Back
Under
Without

38. What is the False Claims Act (FCA)
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
4. (ex 311.0)
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
Upper Jawbone

39. Frontal - Coronal
Within
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Without
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

40. Sphenoid Bones
Beside
In front of the temporal bones
Measure
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.

41. -oma
Mass
Epinephrine and Steriods
Before - in front of
Lung

42. Macule
Enlargement
Discolored - flat lesion
Wrist bones
Birth

43. Who does TRICARE cover?
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
Enlargement
Forms the two lower sides of the cranium
Active - retired - survivors and their families of the Armed Forces.

44. What is in a Medical Record?
Lower Jawbone
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Social and Medical History -Family History -Physical Exam Findings -Progress Notes -Lab/Rad Results -Consultation Reports -Correspondence to the patient
Lower Back

45. Infra
Below
Before - in front of
Ankle
Wrist bones

46. -rrhaphy
Discharge - Flow
CMS
Suture
Against

47. pre
Bones the palm of the hand
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Before - in front of
Birth

48. Fibula
Out - out of
Smaller - lateral leg bone
Below
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.

49. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Suture
Toe Bones
A change in the code description since the last edition.

50. Mandible
Discolored - flat lesion
Coccyx (Tailbone)
False
Lower Jawbone