Medical Coding in Alappuzha

MEDICAL CODING                           Medical Coding is the process of converting a patients' healthcare diagnosis, treatment received, prescriptions, procedures and any other services received from a healthcare professional into alphanumeric codes. These codes are later billed to insurance companies to claim insurance for reimbursement purpose.                         Medical Coding is the important factor in healthcare system. It is the essential for healthcare reimbursement and accurate and timely medical coding ensures that healthcare providers receive appropriate reimbursement for their services. Medical coders are responsible for translating patient information into a universal language that can be understood by insurance companies and other medical professionals. This information is used to generate bills and track payments.                          Medical Coding's primary use is to ensure medical billing and insurance carriers pay and process claims correctly, but

MEDICAL CODING                                               Medical Coder is a healthcare professional who converts a patients' healthcare diagnosis, procedures, treatment received, process and prescriptions into alphanumeric codes. These codes are later billed to insurance companies to claim insurance for the payment purposes.                                        Medical Coders uses a set of previously assigned codes for coding purposes, which includes, ICD, CPT and HCPCS Codes . ICD Codes or International Classification of Diseases are set of codes published and managed by WHO, which denotes the diagnosis of a patient and CPT Codes or Current Procedural Terminology are set of codes which denotes the procedures done during a healthcare process. HCPCS codes or Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System are set of codes denoting equipment used during a healthcare system.                                        For Instance ICD Code, E11.9 denotes diabetes. Diabetes is a long la

MEDICAL CODING                             Medical Coding is the process of assigning codes to a patients healthcare diagnosis, prescriptions, treatment received and more. These codes must be accurate as they make up the whole payment claim.                              Medical Coders generate these codes by taking information from doctors notes, lab results, test results and more. There are three types of internationally recognised codes, which includes ICD, CPT and HCPCS Codes. International Classification of Diseases or ICD Codes are set of codes published and managed by WHO, World Health Organisation. These codes are diagnostic codes, which includes, causes of illness and death, diagnosis, signs and symptoms and more.                         For Example ICD Code P80.0 denotes Cold Injury Syndrome. Hypothermia or cold injury occurs when the core body temperature has decreased to 35 degree or below. The risk of cold injuries increases when the flow of blood is impeded when food int

MEDICAL CODING                                   Medical Coding is the transformation of a patients' healthcare diagnosis, treatment received, prescriptions, procedures, medical equipment used, treatment received and more into alphanumeric codes. These codes are alter billed into insurance companies to claim insurance for the patients' payment purposes.                                     Medical Coders use a set of previously assigned codes for coding purposes like ICD, CPT and HCPCS codes. International Classification of Diseases or ICD Codes are set of codes published and managed by WHO or World Health Organisation. These codes contains diagnosis, reason for illness and death and more. For Instance ICD code , G47.9 denotes Sleep disorder.                                    Sleep disorders are changes in sleeping habits that can negatively affect health. Insomnia or unable to fall asleep or stay asleep is one of the most common sleep disorder. There are more than 80 sleep di

                                            MEDICAL BILLING                                 Medical Billing the process of generating bill for collecting fees or medical services. A Medical Biller is in charge of processing insurance claims, generating bills and managing balances and payments for healthcare providers. Medical Coding is the process of generating codes by taking information of a patient with the help of patients records, doctors notes, lab results or any other test results.                            A Medical Biller must ensure that the assigned codes are appropriate and error free as they are being send to insurance companies to claim insurance for the payment purpose of the patient. The most important factor of billing process is accuracy. If any of the codes are wrong or not appropriate the insurance companies may reject the claim.                             Medical Coding and Medical Billing are relative but distant process. Medical Billers is an important role in

MEDICAL CODING                             Medical Coding is the process of taking a patients' healthcare information like medical procedures, treatment received, equipment used into alphanumeric codes. These information are taken form the doctors notes, lab results or any other test reports.                                     Medical Coders use a set of previously assigned set of codes for coding purpose like ICD, CPT and HCPCS codes. International Classification of Diseases or ICD Codes are set of diagnostic codes, while CPT or Current Procedural Terminology are set of codes denoting procedures done by a physician or a healthcare professional, HCPCS Codes or Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System are set of codes denoting equipment used during healthcare process.                                 ICD code E53.0 denotes riboflavin deficiency. Riboflavin deficiency can cause fatigue, swollen throat, blurred vision and depression. Primary riboflavin deficiency happens when the

MEDICAL CODING                                     Medical Coding is the process of converting a patients' healthcare procedures and process done by a healthcare professional or a physician into alphanumeric codes. A Medical Coder must posses a good skill in attention in details. Strong attention to details is important as the codes that are being submitted to the insurance companies make up the whole payment claim.                               A Medical Coder has to communicate with doctors and healthcare professionals to discuss the patients' record. Computer literacy is essential for medical coders as they work with medical classification software. Typing speed is also an important part of medical coding.                                   Medical Coders uses a set of previously generated codes for coding purposes, which includes, ICD , CPT and HCPCS codes. International Classification of Diseases are set of codes set by WHO. These codes are diagnostic codes which denotes,