MEDICAL CODING
Medical Coding is the conversion of a patient's healthcare diagnosis, treatment received, equipment used during the treatment, procedures, signs and symptoms and more into alphanumeric codes. These codes are really important as they make up the whole payment claim. The medical codes generated are sent to insurance companies to claim insurance for payment purposes. 
Medical Coders uses a set of previously assigned code for coding purpose. These includes ICD, CPT and HCPCS. CPT codes are procedural codes and HCPCS codes are codes denoting the equipment used during a healthcare services. ICD codes are set of diagnostic codes which contains signs and symptoms, diagnosis or any other abnormal findings on a patient. For instance, ICD Code, G81.9 denotes hemiplegia.
Hemiplegia is a symptom that involves one - sided paralysis. It happens because of brain or spinal cord injuries and conditions. Depending on the cause, hemiplegia can be temporary or permanent. Hemiplegia is a key sign of a stroke, which is a life threatening medical emergency. 
Causes for hemiplegia includes :
- Strokes
- Aneurysm
- Concussions
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Seizures and epilepsy
- Brain tumors
- Nervous system diseases, especially autoimmune and inflammatory.
- Migraine headaches.
Hemiplegia is treated by addressing the underlying cause and by various forms of therapy.
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