Medical Billing Codes – How They Work
Medical coding is the process in which medical coders assign numerical codes to medical diagnoses and procedures in order to bill insurance companies for reimbursement for healthcare services. For medical billing and coding, there are three main coding manuals, which contain all of the possible codes that a medical coder can include on a claim for reimbursement. They are: • ICD-10: International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, which refer to diagnosis codes. • CPT: Current Procedural Terminology, which refer to procedures and services performed on the patient. • HCPCS: Healthcare…
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