What are the different types of codes a Medical Coder uses ?

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 lasting health condition that effects how your body turns food into energy. The exact cause of diabetes is unknown. In all cases, sugar builds up in the blood stream. This is because the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin. This may be caused due to both environmental and genetic factors.

Symptoms of diabetes may include :

• Feeling thirsty
• Losing weight without trying
• Hungry
• Having numb or tingling hands or feet
• Feeling tired and more.

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