Medical coding and billing refer to the processes of converting diagnoses, treatments, and healthcare services into alphanumeric codes and submitting those codes to insurance providers or publicly funded insurance programs for payment. Code selection entails selecting the appropriate codes for each diagnostic and therapeutic operation. Coding provides healthcare providers with a standardized language used to describe all medical diagnoses and procedures. Top-down coding uses a broad diagnosis code and narrows it down using specific codes. What is an example of medical coding.
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