Medicine may not be the exact science many a times but the codes developed every reason for seeking medical treatments. Medical billing coding also known as insurance coding involves the conversion of description of disease,
injury and health procedure into alphanumeric or numeric designations or simply the code numbers. The code numbers contain the full information of diagnosis of the patient and about the procedures carried out in order to test/correct these diagnoses. The codes are also used to determine costs, reimbursements and to relate one drug or disease with the other.
There are many medical coding systems. Current Procedural Terminology codes are used to describe all the services that a healthcare provider can provide to their patient. Patients can also use them to check their bills or negotiate for the payment amount. Healthcare Common Procedure Coding system has two levels, 1st level being same as CPT but 2nd level includes extra codes for services outside the doctor’s service like ambulance, medical equipment or things used in hospital.
The International Classification of Diseases codes maintained in United States keep in changing and therefore carry a number attached to them so that one can easily come to know which code is being used. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health codes are used to describe the consequences of disability and condition of a patient in his environment.
Medical coding identifies claims and gives the entire description of patient and healthcare services performed. Patients can use medical coding to know more about the disease they are suffering, diagnosis and study more about services available to them and cross check the bill from payer or provider or insurance. This field creates medical coders who are trained in coding after training and certification process. There are many medical coding schools, both online and regular, which provide knowledge on medical coding and provide the certifications.
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