Medical Coding in Trivandrum

MEDICAL CODING                             Medical coding is the process by which a healthcare practitioner or a doctor converts a patient's healthcare diagnosis, therapy received, and medical processes into alphanumeric codes. Medical billing is the process of sending these medical codes to insurance companies in order to claim insurance for reimbursement. These codes must be correct because they comprise the entire payment process.                              Medical Coders uses a set of previously assigned codes for coding purposes, which includes, ICD, CPT and HCPCS Codes. CPT Codes are procedural codes while HCPCS Codes are codes denoting equipments used during a healthcare services. ICD Codes are International Classification of Diseases or ICD codes are a set of diagnostic codes which describes signs and symptoms, diagnosis of a patient ...