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  MEDICAL CODING.                      Medical Coding is the conversion of healthcare procedures of a patient into alphanumeric codes. These codes contains patient's diagnosis, treatments, services or supplies the patient received, any unusual circumstances or medical conditions that affected those treatment and services.                    Medical Coders uses a set of assigned  codes for coding purposes which includes, ICD, CPT and HCPCS. ICD codes or International Classification of Diseases are set of codes published and managed by World Health Organisation (WHO).  ICD codes are important as it provides a common language for recording, reporting and monitoring diseases. This allows the world to compare and share data in a consistent and standard way between hospitals, regions and countries over periods of time.              ...

MEDICAL CODING               Medical Coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services and equipment into universally accepted alphanumeric codes. Medical coders uses a set of codes for coding purposes which includes ICD, CPT and HCPCS.            An International Statistical Classification (ICD) With the use of data that is recorded and coded using the ICD, the ICD provides crucial knowledge on the scope, causes, and effects of human disease and death around the world. Each diseases use different codes. For instance,I46.9 denotes cardia arrest.                        Cardiac arrest is a medical emergency characterized by the sudden loss of heart function in which the heart stops beating abruptly. It is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention and can lead to death if not treated quickly. Treatment for cardia...

 MEDICAL CODING.                  Medical Coding is the conversion of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, treatment received, prescriptions and other details of a patient into alphanumeric codes. These codes are later billed to insurance companies to claim insurance for payment purposes. The codes generated must be accurate as they make up the whole claim.                    In order to communicate diseases, symptoms, abnormal findings, and other components of a patient's diagnosis in a manner that is widely recognised by people in the medical and insurance industries, healthcare professionals use the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes . For instance ICD code L40.o denotes plaque psoriasis.              Plaque psoriasis is a chronic skin condition characterized by red, scaly patches on the skin. The patches may be itchy, painful, an...

 MEDICAL CODING.                    Medical Coding is the transformation of a patient's healthcare process including diagnosis, treatment received, equipment used, prescriptions and any other findings into universally accepted alphanumeric codes. These codes are later billed to insurance companies to claim insurance for payment purposes. These codes must be accurate as they make up the whole payment claim.                        There three types of codes, mainly, ICD, CPT and HCPCS. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) are set of diagnostic codes set by World Health Organisation (WHO). They contains signs and symptoms or any other abnormal findings on a patient.          CPT codes (Current Procedural Terminology codes) are five-digit numeric codes used to describe medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and procedures performed by...

 MEDICAL CODING.               Medical Coding is the conversion of a patient's healthcare diagnosis, treatment received, medical processes by a healthcare professional or a doctor into alphanumeric codes. Medical billing is the process in which these medical codes are sent to insurance companies to claim insurance for payment purposes. These codes must be accurate as they make up the whole payment purposes.                   Medical Coders uses a certain set of codes for coding purposes, they are mainly ICD, CPT and HCPCS. ICD codes or International Classification of Diseases are set of diagnostic codes assigned and managed by World Health Organisation (WHO). They includes signs and symptoms or any other abnormal findings on a patient. For instance ICD code E75.22 denotes Gaucher disease.                   Gaucher disease is a rare, inherited disorder ca...

 MEDICAL CODING .                                                     Medical coding is the conversion of  a healthcare procedures, services and symptoms into specific codes. A Medical Coder use a set of published codes such as International Classification of Diseases (ICD), the Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS),and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), on medical diagnosis and procedures in reporting to health insurance provider of the recipient of the care.                 The code may cover topic related to diagnosis, procedure, pharmaceuticals etc. Thus a medical coder requires a good knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology. Medical Billing is billing insurance companies for payment ,data collection , research and quality improvement. Medical Coders and billing play ...