Is it necessary to learn all the medical codes by heart ?
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. ...