Best medical coding training in Trivandrum

  AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CODING Medical coding is the process of assigning numeric or alphanumeric codes to the diseases, injuries, treatments, and procedures that healthcare providers perform to record each encounter accurately and correctly bill the patient. Here is an introduction to medical terminology for medical coding and the different categories of medical codes that coders use: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT):  CPT codes encompass the wide range of services performed by physicians, such as surgeries, tests, and evaluations. The American Medical Association (AMA) maintains the  CPT code set , and constantly updates it to reflect the changes in the medical and healthcare field (AMA, 2020). There are three categories of CPT codes, plus the Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) set. International Classification of Diseases (ICD):  ICD is the “international standard for defining and reporting diseases and health conditions,” according to the World Health...