We will give a thorough explanation of medical coding and billing, along with some key ideas, in this blog post. For example, a healthcare provider might use ICD-10 code D50.9 (iron deficiency anemia, unspecified) to document the medical diagnosis and a CPT code 85025 (complete blood count) to represent the procedure performed on the patient. ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition, Clinical Modification)CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System)SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Terms)LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes)Medical coding and billing are complex, yet essential, components of healthcare systems. Using standardized code sets, the healthcare provider codes the procedures and diagnoses in the coding phase. Coding systems are mapped from one to another using the mapping method.
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