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What is Medical Coding?
Medical Coding translates clinical documentation into standardised codes used for billing, insurance and healthcare records.
Medical Coding
Medical Coding
By Glintr Editorial TeamReviewed by Glintr Learn ReviewersUpdated 5 min readArea: Medical Coding
Definition
Medical Coding converts diagnoses, procedures and services into standardised alphanumeric codes (ICD, CPT, HCPCS). Coders sit at the intersection of clinical documentation, insurance and healthcare data.
Real-world examples
- Assigning ICD-10 codes to a physician's diagnosis notes.
- Mapping a procedure to a CPT code for insurance claims.
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