Medical Coding Process
May 27th, 2009
Medical Coding is the process of transforming descriptions of medical diagnoses and procedures into universal medical code numbers. The diagnoses and procedures are usually taken from a variety of sources within the medical record, such as the transcription of the doctor’s notes, laboratory results, radiologic results, and other sources.
The Process of Medical Coding:
- Receipt of files from hospital, clinics, and other medical facilities.
- Pre-Coding: After receive the files, certified medical coders allocated the file
- Coding: Cerfified Coders handle the coding using references as ICD-9-CM, LMRP, CPT Assistant, HCPCS Level II.
- Send the successful coding work back to hospitals.
- Evalution
- Finish
