Medical Coding & Billing Trivia

Anatomy & Physiology Terminology

100

Bleeding, Blood Loss

Hemorrhage

200

Inflammation of liver

Hepatitis

300

The study of disease

Pathology

400

Right sided paralysis

Hemiplegia

500

The brain disorder marked by gradual and progressive mental deterioration, personality changes, and impairment of daily function

Alzheimer Disease (AD)

Medical Prefixes

100

What does the prefix "retro" mean?

Behind

200

What does "leuko" mean?

White

300

What does "hyper" mean?

Excessive

400

What does "dys" mean?

Painful, difficult

500

What does "later" mean?

side or lateral

E/M Codes

100

99204

New Patient Office or outpatient e/m

200

99213

Established Patient Office or other outpatient e/m

300

99231

Subsequent hospital care

400

99291

Critical Care- first 30 to 74min

500

99381

New Patient Preventative Medicine; infant (less than 1 year)

Healthcare Acronyms

100

AAPC

What is American Academy Professional Coders

200

DOS

What is Date of Service?

300

CPT 

What is Current Procedural Terminology 

400

HIPPA

What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?

500

AHIMA

What is American Health Information Management Association

Modifiers

100

Significant, Separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same physician, on the same day of the procedure or other service

what is modifier 25?

200

Bilateral Procedure

what is modifier 50 ?

300

Distinct procedural service

what is modifier 59?

400

Multiple Procedures

what is modifier 51?

500

Discontinued Procedure 

what is modifier 53?