Medical Coding Certification in Alappuzha
MEDICAL CODING Medical Coding is the transformation of a patients' healthcare process, diagnosis, procedures, treatment received, prescriptions, equipment used and more into alphanumeric codes. These codes are generated by extracting information of a patient from their healthcare providers notes, lab results or any other tests. These codes are later billed to insurance companies to claim it for their payment purposes. Medical Coders, generate these codes with the help of previously assigned codes like, ICD, CPT and HCPCS. ICD Codes or International Classification of Diseases are set of diagnostic codes which denotes, the disease of the patient, signa nd symptoms, causes of illness or death and any other abnormal findings on a patient. For Instance ICD Code, H10.9 denotes Conjunctivitis. Pink eye is the infection of the transparent membrane that lines your eyelid of ones eyeball. It