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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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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. Protraction






2. What are the 3 layers of skin?






3. chondro/






4. per






5. sub






6. oglio






7. para






8. -meter






9. inter






10. Tarsal






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






12. Ethmoid Bone






13. Sphenoid Bones






14. How many digits does an ICD-9 Subclassification code have?






15. Temporal Bones






16. cephal/






17. Adduction






18. Tibia






19. stomat/






20. Macule






21. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?






22. Phalanges






23. -therapy






24. What does a bullet in the CPT code book next to a code mean?






25. sub






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






27. Infra






28. What is secondary malignancy?






29. Sacral






30. Fibula






31. -gram






32. -plasty






33. Fibula






34. anti






35. What are bursae?






36. Metacarpals






37. Metacarpals






38. -pexy






39. Lacrimal Bones






40. Frontal - Coronal






41. pseudo






42. -megaly






43. Zygoma






44. What are bones connected together with?






45. gloss/






46. nat/






47. -centisis






48. Anterior/Ventral






49. hemi






50. Humerus