What is Medical Coding?

Medical coding is the technique of analyzing the various components of patients' charts and identifying diagnoses (abstraction), along with assigning alphanumeric codes based on established guidelines.                ​

Steps to Coding:

Read a patient's chart (subjective, objective, assessment, and plan).

Identify and locate the chronic and acute conditions.

Review guidelines (if any) pertaining to those conditions.

Assign an alphanumeric code based on the guidelines and proper documentation.

Example
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Patient with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on insulin presents to the hospital.

Codes: E10.9 + Z79.4

Career Outlook

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Average Inpatient Coder Salary (2018):
$61,803/year

Average Outpatient Coder Salary (2018):
  $42,711/year

Average HCC Coder Salaries (2018):
​$45,161/year

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Average CDI Salary (2018):
$80,000/year