Medical coding is conversion of important medical information such as healthcare diagnosis, medical procedure into univarsal numeric numbers (codes).The main objective of a medical coder is to take accurate codes from the books of ICD and CPT for maintaining medical records and the billing process. A medical coder is also known as a clinical coding officer or diagnostic coder.Medical coding curriculum:ICD-10-CMCPT-Anatomy & TerminologyHCPCS - Level II,Compliance & RegulatoryICD-10-CM The full form of ICD is International Classification Of Disease.ICD is a method of classifying diseases, injuries, and causes of death. ICD is used by the physicians and healthcare providers.In ICD you will find codes for diagnoses, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints etc...The 10th edition of ICD is known as ICD-10. Introduction of ICD-10-CMGeneral coding guidelines:Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Neoplasms (C00-C49)Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)Mental ,behavioral and neuro developmental disorders (F01-F99)Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)Diseases of the eye to adnexa (H00-H59)Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)Congenital, malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormal (Q00-Q99)Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) & Revision CPTThe full form of CPT is Current Procedural Terminology. In this procedural coding system we get to know about what was done to the patient (Information) during the surgical process, medical, and what diagnostic services are done.These codes are used by physicians, non-physicians practitioners, hospital and healthcare experts etc...Introduction of CPT -ModifiersEvaluation and ManagementAnesthesiaSurgeryGuidelineIntegumentary ProceduresMusculoskeletal ProceduresRespiratory ProceduresCardiovascular ProceduresGastro Intestinal ProceduresGenito-Urinary ProceduresNervous System ProceduresEye-Ear Endocrine ProceduresRadiology ProceduresPathology and Laboratories ProceduresMedicineAnatomy & TerminologyMuscular SystemNervous SystemEndocrine SystemCardiovascular SystemAnatomy and Physiology and the ICD-10-CM Code SetBlood and Blood-Forming OrgansLymphatic SystemRespiratory SystemDigestive SystemUrinary SystemReproductive Systems
