Medical Coding: The Backbone of Modern Healthcare
INTRODUCTION Medical coding is essential to converting patient care into organized, billable data in the modern digital healthcare environment. Medical coding is the cornerstone of operational and financial efficiency in the healthcare sector, whether it is for correct patient records, insurance claims, or healthcare analytics. What is Medical Coding? The process of converting medical diagnoses, treatments, services, and equipment into universal alphanumeric numbers is known as medical coding. These codes are derived from common code sets like: International Classification of Diseases: Diagnosis Codes, or ICD-10-CM Procedure Codes, or CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) Level II HCPCS (Medications, supplies, and non-physician services) For invoicing, analytical, and legal purposes, the services rendered during each patient visit are recorded and subsequently transformed into codes. What Makes Medical Coding Vital? Medical coding guarantees: Correct payment is made to heal...