What Is Medical Coding?

Medical coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes. The diagnoses and procedure codes are taken from medical record documentation, such as transcription of physician's notes, laboratory and radiologic results, etc. Medical coding professionals help ensure the codes are applied correctly during the medical billing process, which includes abstracting the information from documentation, assigning the appropriate codes, and creating a claim to be paid by insurance carriers. The main task of medical coders is to review clinical statements and assign standard codes using CPT®, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS Level II classification system

SCOPE OF MEDICAL CODING

Medical coding and billing having a bright future in Middle East, US, UK Canada and India etc.

US healthcare market increase day by day with more complicated disease and more big hospitals and medical organization. Currently now India is hub for data processing and data solution services.

The CPC certification from AAPC is the most influential credential that medical coders need to have for jobs in UAE. That's because it's an internationally well-known and accredited qualification that employers see as demonstrative of coding skills. It is also a more practical, affordable qualification because you can get it by passing the CPC - APPC exam

Course Module
Anatomy, physiology and medical terminology
lab procedures
ICD 9 CM (International Classification of Diseases 9th edition) - brief
ICD 10 CM (International Classification of Diseases 10th edition) - advanced
CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)
HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System)
HIPAA rules and regulations
CMS and NCCI coding