Understanding The Various Medical Coding Terminologies
If you are pursuing a career in medical coding, you must know the importance of various medical coding terms and acronyms allocated for various health conditions. These codes are used by medical coders to describe medical diagnoses and procedures. In this blog, we list some of the common medical coding acronyms that every medical coder needs to know before beginning their career. The Coding Terminologies ICD The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a global diagnostic tool used to classify and code diagnoses and symptoms . This is used in epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes and is regularly updated to reflect changes in medical knowledge and practice. HCPCS The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System is a collection of healthcare procedure codes based on the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology. They are mainly used for various government programs such as Medicare & Medicaid for processing health insurance claims. HC