Medical Coding Centers In Nagercoil
MEDICAL CODING.
Medical Coding is the transformation of a patient's healthcare diagnosis, treatment received ,prescriptions, equipment used, and more from a healthcare professional or a doctor into alphanumeric codes. There are different types of coding systems that medical coders use, like ICD, CPT and HCPCS.
ICD Codes or International Classification of Diseases, are set of codes published and managed by World Health Organisation (WHO). These codes are diagnostic codes which contains the diagnosis, signs and symptoms and any other abnormal findings on a patient.
CPT codes (Current Procedural Terminology codes) are a set of medical codes used by healthcare providers to describe the procedures and services they provide to patients. They are maintained and published by the American Medical Association (AMA). CPT codes are used for billing insurance companies, and they are standardized across the country to ensure that all providers are billing for the same services in the same way.

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