MEDICAL CODING
Medical Coding is transformation of a patient's healthcare diagnosis, prescription, treatment received and more into alphanumeric codes. These codes are generated from some previously assigned codes which includes ICD, CPT and HCPCS.
ICD codes or International Classification of Diseases are set of codes set by World Health Organization (WHO).These are diagnostic codes which contains, signs and symptoms or any other abnormal findings on a patient. For instance ICD code, J15.9 denotes Bacterial Pneumonia.
Bacterial Pneumonia is caused by a bacteria called streptococcus pneumoniae, which finds its way into the lungs then multiples. It can occur on its own or develop after another illness, like cold and flu. Symptoms of bacterial pneumonia includes,
- A cough with yellow green or blood tinged mucus
- Stabbing chest pain while coughing and breathing
- Sudden chills
- Fatigue
- Sweating
- Loss of Appetite
Treatment includes, antibiotics, pain relievers.
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