{"id":1486,"date":"2022-05-08T18:30:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T18:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drtealcoding.com\/?page_id=1486"},"modified":"2022-05-08T18:45:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T18:45:18","slug":"learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drtealcoding.com\/index.php\/learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1486\" class=\"elementor elementor-1486\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5250d05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5250d05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bf11ea\" data-id=\"6bf11ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c1a75 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90c1a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Medical Coding?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3781231 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3781231\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9682131\" data-id=\"9682131\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2305af0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2305af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Medical coding is the process of reviewing health record documentation to translate clinical terminology into alphanumeric codes.\u00a0 The health record documentation tells the story of the patient, what conditions affect the patient and what procedures or services were performed.\u00a0 The medical coder translates the documentation into ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT and\/or HCPCS codes.\u00a0 Coded data is used primarily for healthcare reimbursement, but also many other purposes such as research, public health reporting, patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.<\/p><p><b>ICD-10-CM:<\/b> This is the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification.\u00a0 ICD-10-CM is a classification system designed to capture patient morbidity in the United States, and was adopted from the version of ICD-10 published by the World Health Organization (WHO).\u00a0 ICD-10-CM codes represent diagnoses and conditions affecting the patient, and are used in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The\u00a0 National Center for Health Statistics is responsible for the implementation of ICD-10-CM.\u00a0 Additional resource:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/icd\/icd-10-cm.htm\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/icd\/icd-10-cm.htm<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"><b>ICD-10-PCS:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"> This is the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System.\u00a0 ICD-10-PCS is a classification system designed to capture procedures performed in an acute inpatient hospital setting. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for the maintenance of ICD-10-PCS.\u00a0 Additional resource:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/medicare\/icd-10\/2022-icd-10-pcs\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/medicare\/icd-10\/2022-icd-10-pcs<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><b>CPT:<\/b> This is the Current Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition.\u00a0 CPT is copyrighted and maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA), and represents procedures and services performed by physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals.\u00a0 CPT codes are used in the outpatient setting, or to capture professional services in the inpatient setting.\u00a0 Additional resource:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/practice-management\/cpt\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/practice-management\/cpt<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><b>HCPCS:<\/b> This is the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System. 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