Medical coding involves translating information. Coders assist medical doctors by converting doctor's reports, which include diagnoses, patient information, prescriptions, and specified procedures, into a coded format. This is vital for enabling physicians to provide better services to their patients. Medical coding is also an integral part of the billing process and demands a skill set for it to be effective.
It includes complete descriptions of various diseases, injuries, and healthcare procedures from physicians or healthcare providers, transforming them into numeric or alphanumeric codes for simplified representation and detailing of diagnoses and treatment methods for patients.
