2. Medical Coding
• Medical Coding is assigning codes to diagnoses and
procedures which help in financial reimbursement from
insurance companies and government agencies.
• Medical Coding is also known as insurance coding. This
field generates medical coders who specialize in coding
after a thorough training program and a certification
process.
• The American Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA) and American Academy of
Professional Coders (AAPC) offers certification in this
field.
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3. • Each medical procedure and patient encounter
has a number, or (Current Procedural
Terminology) CPT code associated with it which
corresponds to another code for a diagnosis
(International Classification of Disease) an ICD
code.
• This helps insurance companies account for and
track the money they reimburse to physicians and
practices, to help prevent fraudulent medical
claims or errors in payment.
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4. Types of Coding Systems : Healthcare
• Diagnostic Codes
– Are used to determine diseases, disorders, and symptoms
– Can be used to measure morbidity and mortality
– Examples: ICD-9-CM, ICD-10
• Procedural codes
– They are numbers or alphanumeric codes used to identify
specific health interventions taken by medical professionals.
– Examples: ICPM, ICHI
• Pharmaceutical codes
– Are used to identify medications
– Examples: AT, NDC
• Topographical codes
– Are codes that indicate a specific location in the body
– Examples :ICD-O, SNOMED
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6. • Comprehensive Training focused on Job Training and
Placement.
• Complete ICD-9 CM, CPT-4 and HCPCS training.
• RCM Training with HIPAA compliance.
• Training covers complete industrial requirement.
• Highly Experienced and CPC certified Trainers
• Anatomy and Physiology training.
• Certification provided after successful completion of
training.
• Interview Training.
• Placement assurance after certification.
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Salient Features of Medical
Coding Training
7. Who can pursue Medical Coding ?
• Any Medical , Paramedical & Science
graduates & Post graduates.
• MBBS, BAMS, BHMS, BDS,BUMS,Pharmacy ,
Nursing, Physiotherapy.
• Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry ,
Zoology, Anatomy, Physiology ,Bioinformatics,
Health education, Chemistry, Biomedical.
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8. Certified Programs for Medical Coding
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
• Certified Professional Coder – Outpatient
Hospital (CPC-H)
• Certified Professional Coder – Payer (CPC-P)
• Certified Interventional Radiology
Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC)
• Certified Professional Medical Auditor
(CPMA)
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10. Career Opportunities
• Certified Coders are in high demand
throughout the healthcare industry.
• Healthcare/IT companies (KPO,BPO)
• Hospitals/Clinics.
• Insurance Firms.
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11. Career opportunities: contd….
• Medical Coding Executive
• Coding specialist
• Coding Supervisor
• Coding consultant
• Compliance audit specialist
• Compliance officer
• Medical records supervisor
• Insurance Specialist
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14. Medical Coding Companies
Hyderabad
• Genpact
• Cognizant
• United Health group
• Deloitte
• Apolo
Chennai
• Dell
• Ajuba
• Omega
• Insys Infocomm
Bangalore
• Omega Healthcare
• XL Care Information Systems
• Syntax Soft Tech India
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15. Medical Coding Softwares:
• Encoder Pro
• 3M
• Quantim
• Trucode
• Flashcodes
• Code Manager
• Code XML Router
• Code Ryte
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16. FAQ’s you should know about Medical
Coding Career
• Medical coding is highly skilled job.
• Effective & Efficient training is must.
• Accuracy should be 100%
• Should know about the HIPAA titles &
Compliance.
• Salaries are good compared to any other
fields.
• Reccession proof career.
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