Medical coding is the process of converting healthcare diagnoses, procedures, and services into standardized alphanumeric codes. These codes are derived from medical records, including physician's notes and lab results. The aim is to provide a universal coding system for efficient healthcare documentation.

1. Medical Coding
What is medical coding?
Medical coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment
into universal medical alphanumeric codes. The diagnoses and procedure codes are taken from medical
record documentation, such as transcription of physician's notes, laboratory and radiologic results, etc.

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