Medical Coding Training Online

Medical coding is a skilled profession. Medical coding means assigning medical codes to the Diagnosis, Procedures, Drugs and Supplies. As per HIPAA compliance there are three types of codes, ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS. The medical record is coded and submitted to insurance companies for payment on CMS-1500 form or UB-04 form.The payers analyses the codes and pays to physicians or hospitals. There are more than 1,40,000 medical codes. Accurate coding is must for the reimbursement and also for statistics. As per HIPAA compliance there are civil and criminal penalties for the upcoding and downcoding. The medical coder should be certified from AHIMA or AAPC as certified medical coder. The key skills of medical coder includes the typing skills, computer basics, expert In medical terminology, medical coding guidelines and also updated coding books. Every coder has to know the coding ethics and also coding conventions published by American Medical Association and American Hospital Association. There are many jobs in medical coding like medical auditor, medical coding analyst, medical data abstractor, documentation specialist, HEDIS, and medical underwriter. There are many softwares that will assist in medical coding, like find a code, ICD -10 made easy, encoder etc. However, we prefer medical coder review the medical record in detail and use code books for coding convention for assigning the medical codes. ICD-10 codes are use for diagnosis, CPT codes are used for procedure and HCPCS codes are used for supplies and drugs. These codes should reflect the medical record documentation. Proper coding leads to proper payment and statistics.Online medical coding training is best as you can learn from home, without sacrificing your job, and you can complete in six months. Once you complete the medical coding training, you need to take a certification exam and then you will be eligible for medical coding jobs, initially you will be called as medical coding apprentice and with experience you will become medical coder.The Recognized Leader in Medical Coding, Billing, ICD-10, HL7 Training. The Only Authorized ICD-10 Trainer in India. WORLD RECORD TRAINER WITH 42 CERTIFICATIONS-Dr. Santosh Kumar Guptha Trainer/Author CCS-P, CCS, CPC, COC, CIC, CPC-P, CRC, CCC, CPCO, CANPC, CPB, CPMA, CEMC, CEDC, CIMC, CFPC, CUC, COBGC, CPCD, COSC, CPRC, CPEDC, CHONC, CENTC, CRHC, CGIC, CASCC, CGSC, CSFAC, CCVTC, RMC, RMA, CMBS, CMRS, CSCS, CSBB, FCR, FNR, FOR, CHA, CHL7, AHIMA Approved ICD-10 Trainer, AHIMA ICD-10 Ambassador

The Recognized Leader in Medical Coding, Billing, Icd-10, HL7 Training. The Only Authorized Icd-10 Trainer in India. World Record Trainer With 42 Certifications-Dr. Santosh Kumar Guptha Trainer/Author