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Medical Coding Basics

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1. Vesicle
To cut into
Major skin pigment
Bursting forth blood
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

2. Malleolus
CMS
Between
Ankle
1996

3. -osis
Abnormal condition
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
Moving forward

4. para
Opening
Beside
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Surgical Repair

5. How is the Patients DOB entered on the claim form?
Intestine
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
MM/DD/YY
All

6. -sclerosis
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
Hardening
Upper Arm bone
Governed by State and Local laws; should be retained indefinitely. For deceased patients - they should be kept at least 5 years.

7. Vomer
Disease Condition
CMS
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Bone that forms the wall between the nostrils

8. How are bones categorized?
Epinephrine and Steriods
The Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton
Without
Stomach

9. -emia
Blood Condition
Intestine
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
A new procedure or service since the previous edition.

10. Frontal Bone
Osseous
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
3 (ex 311)

11. Lacrimal Bones
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Lower Jawbone

12. hepato/
5. (ex 311.56)
Abdomen
Surgical Puncture
Liver

13. cephal/
Half
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.
Without
Head

14. Metatarsal
Noninvasive - non-spreading - nonmalignant.
New
Karatin
Middle of the foot bone

15. Ulna
Lower medial arm bone
To cut into
Forms the back of the skull
Cancer that has localized and not spread at all.

16. Collagen
Below - deficient
Upper Back
Little - scanty
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.

17. -emia
Tongue
Ankle
Hematopoietic tissue
Blood Condition

18. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Liver
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Surgical Puncture
Liver

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

20. What is a Qualified Diagnosis
Smooth - slightly elevated swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
Reimbursement is sent directly from payer to the provider.
Small collection of clear fluid; blister
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

21. lapar/
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
Abdomen
Movement toward the midline

22. Zygoma
Strong - broad and have large surfaces for muscles to attach to.
A Federal law that prohibits submitting a false claim or making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim.
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Cheek Bone

23. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
Fibrous bands of ligaments
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
1. Malignant (Accelerated and severe) 2. Benign (Mild or controlled) 3. Unspecified (Not specified in the Medical Record)
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification

24. tetra
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Four
Wrist bones

25. ex
26
The fractured area of the bone collapses on itself.
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue.
Out - out of

26. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease with lesions - pustules and vesicles
Abnormal condition
3 (ex 311)
Upper Arm bone

27. pneum/
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
Surgical Puncture
Lung

28. What are the two provisions of HIPPA?
Record
Birth
1. Insurance Reform 2. Administrative Simplification
Out - out of

29. arth/
An insurance company that bids for a contract with CMS to handle the Medicare program in a specific area.
Cartilage
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Cancer that has spread to a secondary site.

30. Distal
Far from the point of attachment of the trunk.
Neck Bones
MM/DD/YY
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands 2. Suddiferous (sweat) glands

31. Flat Bones
Free moving joints that are surrounded by joint capsules.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Against

32. When billing an insurance company - what information must be included?
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Date of Service (DOS) -Place of Service (POS) -Type of Service (TOS) -Diagnosis -Procedure(s)
Vulva
Small with irregular shapes (ie wrist and ankle)

33. gloss/
Middle of the foot bone
Forms the front part of the skull and the forehead.
Tongue
Small collection of clear fluid; blister

34. Melanin
Above
Stone
Major skin pigment
1. Epidermis (Top layer) 2. Dermis (Middle layer) 3. Subcutaneous Layer

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

36. -oma
Lunula
Mass
Vertical plane dividing the body into Anterior and Posterior sections.
A working diagnosis that has not yet been established.

37. pseudo
Hardening
False
Half
Removal - Excision - Resection

38. -tomy
To cut into
Osseous
A law passed by the Federal Government to prosecute cases of Medicaid fraud.
Within

39. How many digits does an ICD-9 Category code have?
Suture
Breast
Ankle
3 (ex 311)

40. hepato/
Bones the palm of the hand
1. History -Chief complaint -History of Present illness -Review of Symptoms -Past - Family and Social History 2. Physical Exam 3.Medical Decision Making Complexity
Liver
Cheek Bone

41. endo
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
The bone is crushed or shattered.
Within

42. Lumbar
Movement toward the midline
Bones covering body parts (ie shoulder blades - ribs - pelvic bones)
Lower Back
Bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tearducts

43. When are E codes used?
In the cause of injury - poisoning - accidents or other adverse effects.
Treatment
Physicians are legally responsible for their actions and their employee's actions. a.k.a Respondant Superior. (Let the master answer.)
Lower Jawbone

44. -gram
MM/DD/YY
1996
Record
Beside

45. Lumbar
Lower Back
1996
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
Discolored - flat lesion

46. -therapy
Surgical Repair
Treatment
Little - scanty
Forms the back of the skull

47. Sagittal
Vertical plane dividing the body to the left and the right sides.
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
26
Turning the palm or foot upward

48. What is a Colles Fracture?
Interior of the nose
1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3.Lumbar 4. Sacral 5. Coccygeal
A break at the distal end of the bone - usually when someone tries to break their fall.
1. Eccrine (secrete odor) 2. Apocrine (odorless sweat)

49. Carpals
Painful - difficult
Below
Wrist bones
Below - deficient

50. Ethmoid Bone
Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
Nose
Before
Upper Back