Overview of Medical Coding

What is Medical Coding?

• Medical coding is a simplified process of reading and analysing the patient’s medical record and to ascertain the diagnoses and the procedures performed as a part of the treatment encounter. Later, they classify the diagnoses and procedures according to the USA healthcare set standards, reporting designated numeric or alphanumeric code to each diagnosis or procedure.
• Medical coding is accomplished by different sources, either by manuals (ICD-10-CM, CPT,PCS and HCPCS) or software's (EncoderPro, 3M and Flash code etc.)
• Medical Coders play a crucial role in understanding and interpreting the services provide by the physician and deliver 100% accuracy medical codes to get correct and appropriate reimbursement in right time.
• Medical coders and billers involvement helps in paying attention to all the minute details, compliance and profitability, thus further enhancing the quality of physician's reimbursement.
• Medical coding capability and excellence is achieved by certifications and which is understood as minimum necessity as per the basic requirement. Certification exams are provided by different USA organizations like AAPC, AHIMA and other.
• Medical coder can add additional credentials to be more productive and competitive by certifying in different specialities (Anesthesiology, Radiology, and surgery etc.). Speciality certifications will help medical coder to create better scope for working with speciality provider.