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MEDICAL CODING.
Medical Coding is the transformation of a patients diagnosis and symptoms into specific codes and produce bills to insurance claims. The diagnosis and procedure codes are taken from medical record documentation, such as transcription of doctor's notes' laboratory and radiologic results etc. Medical codes translate that documentation into standardised codes that tell payers the following:
- Patient's diagnosis
- Medical necessity for treatments, services or supplies the patient received
- Treatment, services and supplies provided to the patient.
- Any unusual circumstances or medical condition that effected those treatment and services.
Medical coding requires a particular discipline . Medical coders are considered part of the medical team, often working very closely with providers management and payers.
Medical coding is done with the help of ICD codes. World Health Organisation (WHO) authorised the publications of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which was implemented for morality coding and classification . These codes are a set of designations used by healthcare staff to communicate diseases, symptoms, abnormal findings, and other elements of a patient's diagnosis in a way that is universally accepted by those in the medical and insurance fields. For example ICD code E75.23 denotes krabbe disease.
Krabbe disease is a rare inherited metabolic disorder in which harmful amounts of lipids build up in various cells and tissues in the body an destroys brain cells. The most common form of krabbe disease called infantile form usually begins before the age of 1. Initial signs and symptoms typically include irritability, muscle weakness , feeding difficulties, episodes of fever without any sign of infection, stiff posture an delayed mental and physical development.
Signs and symptoms of Krabbe disease includes:
- Restlessness
- Irritability
- vomiting
- Episodes of fever without any signs of infection.
- Muscle weakness.



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