Medical coding is conversion of important medical information such as healthcare diagnosis, medical procedure into univarsal numeric numbers (codes).
The main objective of a medical coder is to take accurate codes from the books of ICD and CPT for maintaining medical records and the billing process. A medical coder is also known as a clinical coding officer or diagnostic coder.
Medical coding curriculum
- ICD-10-CM
- CPT-4
- Anatomy & Terminology
- HCPCS - Level II, Compliance & Regulatory
ICD-10-CM
The full form of ICD is International Classification Of Disease. ICD is a method of classifying diseases, injuries, and causes of death. ICD is used by the physicians and healthcare providers.In ICD you will find codes for diagnoses, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints etc...The 10th edition of ICD is known as ICD-10.
Introduction of ICD-10-CM
General coding guidelines
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- Neoplasms (C00-C49)
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
- Mental ,behavioral and neuro developmental disorders (F01-F99)
- Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
- Diseases of the eye to adnexa (H00-H59)
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
- Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
- Congenital, malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormal (Q00-Q99)
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) & Revision
CPT
The full form of CPT is Current Procedural Terminology. In this procedural coding system we get to know about what was done to the patient (Information) during the surgical process, medical, and what diagnostic services are done.These codes are used by physicians, non-physicians practitioners, hospital and healthcare experts etc...
Introduction of CPT -
- Modifiers
- Evaluation and Management
- Anesthesia
- Surgery Guideline
- Integumentary Procedures
- Musculoskeletal Procedures
- Respiratory Procedures
- Cardiovascular Procedures
- Gastro Intestinal Procedures
- Genito-Urinary Procedures
- Nervous System Procedures
- Eye-Ear Endocrine Procedures
- Radiology Procedures
- Pathology and Laboratories Procedures
- Medicine
Anatomy & Terminology
- Muscular System
- Nervous System
- Endocrine System
- Cardiovascular System
- Anatomy and Physiology and the ICD-10-CM Code Set
- Blood and Blood-Forming Organs
- Lymphatic System
- Respiratory System
- Digestive System
- Urinary System
- Reproductive Systems