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What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
Surgical removal
What does MRI stand for?
What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What does the term 'Salpingo-Oophorectomy' refer to?
What does the term 'Salpingo-Oophorectomy' refer to?
The removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries
What is Cryopreservation?
What is Cryopreservation?
Which of the following describes the removal of fluid from a body cavity?
Which of the following describes the removal of fluid from a body cavity?
What is performed when a surgeon cuts into a patient's stomach?
What is performed when a surgeon cuts into a patient's stomach?
In the term myopathy, what does the term 'pathy' mean?
In the term myopathy, what does the term 'pathy' mean?
What does the acronym MMRV stand for?
What does the acronym MMRV stand for?
What is the Radius?
What is the Radius?
The spleen belongs to what organ system?
The spleen belongs to what organ system?
What is the distal portion of the femur bone?
What is the distal portion of the femur bone?
What does the Midsagittal plane refer to?
What does the Midsagittal plane refer to?
Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
What is Teres?
What is Teres?
What is the cardia fundus?
What is the cardia fundus?
What does the full description of CPT code 24925 involve?
What does the full description of CPT code 24925 involve?
What does medical necessity mean?
What does medical necessity mean?
Which of the following codes allows the use of modifier 51?
Which of the following codes allows the use of modifier 51?
Which of the following statements is not true regarding Medicare Part A?
Which of the following statements is not true regarding Medicare Part A?
Which of the following statements is false?
Which of the following statements is false?
What services are included in wound exploration codes?
What services are included in wound exploration codes?
What is the correct ICD-10-CM code(s) for malignant hypertension with stage III kidney disease?
What is the correct ICD-10-CM code(s) for malignant hypertension with stage III kidney disease?
What is the correct code(s) for Lucy's incident?
What is the correct code(s) for Lucy's incident?
What is the correct code(s) for Jim's burns?
What is the correct code(s) for Jim's burns?
What is the correct code(s) for the 35-year-old woman admitted for prolonged labor?
What is the correct code(s) for the 35-year-old woman admitted for prolonged labor?
What is the correct code(s) for Henry's injury?
What is the correct code(s) for Henry's injury?
What is the correct code(s) for the 60-year-old male admitted for detoxification?
What is the correct code(s) for the 60-year-old male admitted for detoxification?
What is the code for a patient with uncontrolled type II diabetes?
What is the code for a patient with uncontrolled type II diabetes?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology
- Surgical removal: Indicated by the suffix -ectomy.
- MRI: Acronym for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
- Salpingo-Oophorectomy: Refers to the removal of both the fallopian tubes and ovaries.
- Cryopreservation: A method of preserving biological samples through freezing.
Medical Procedures
- Paracentesis: A procedure for the removal of fluid from a body cavity.
- Gastrotomy: Surgical procedure where a surgeon cuts into the stomach.
- Wound exploration codes: Include services like exploration, debridement, foreign body removal, minor vessel ligation, and repair.
Anatomical Terms
- Myopathy: Term where "pathy" means disease of the muscle (myo).
- Radius: Describes the outer bone of the forearm.
- Midsagittal plane: Refers to the middle partition of the body.
- Cecum: Part of the large intestine, not part of the small intestine.
- Cardia fundus: The area where the esophagus joins the stomach.
- Distal portion of femur: Contributes to the formation of the knee cap.
Health Coverage
- Medical necessity: Justifies the service provided based on the patient's condition.
- Medicare Part A: Contrary to a common belief, it does not typically cover outpatient charges.
ICD Coding
- ICD-10-CM codes for conditions:
- Malignant hypertension with stage III kidney disease: I12.9, N18.3.
- Laceration from a fall resulting in glass embedding: S51.822A, W07.XXXA, W25.XXXA, Y93.E9, Y92.030.
- Burns from an accident at a bonfire: T20.30XA, T24.319A, T22.299A, T31.42, X03.0XXA.
- Prolonged labor during childbirth: O63.0, O09.513, Z37.0.
- Finger injury from a baseball game: S62.632A, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320.
Substance Abuse
- Detoxification and rehabilitation: Relevant codes for a patient with alcohol and amphetamine dependence experiencing PTSD-related anxiety: F15.20, F10.20, F41.1, F43.10.
Diabetes Management
- Uncontrolled type II diabetes: Related ICD code is E11.319.
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