| Published by the American Medical Association (AMA), | | | | • Healthcare financing. CPT coding is used by all |
| CPT is an acronym for Current Procedural | | | | healthcare insurance companies to identify the |
| Terminology. CPT medical coding is the explanation of | | | | accurate disease and offer reimbursement. |
| a procedure identified with a five-digit code and | | | | • Common codes. With precise coding of medical |
| descriptor nomenclature. | | | | records, the information sharing among physicians, |
| As the practice of health care changes, new codes | | | | patients, surgeons, accreditation organizations, |
| find its way, existing codes get modified and unused | | | | insurance companies and financial reimbursement |
| codes get the axe. Thousands of codes are in use | | | | organizations becomes consistent. |
| and they are updated every year. Basically there are | | | | Understanding the CPT is particularly vital for |
| three types of CPT codes - Category I CPT Code, | | | | employees of records, billing and insurance firms who |
| Category II CPT Code for performance measurement | | | | don’t have any medical training but rely on their |
| and Category III CPT Code for emerging technology. | | | | knowledge of the code. Proper knowledge of CPT |
| Plus points of CPT Coding in Medical Transcription: | | | | coding can be an essential precondition to work in the |
| • Easy to track. With CPT coding of medical files, it | | | | healthcare field, even if it’s in an entry-level position |
| becomes extremely easy to track diseases and | | | | in a doctor’s office. When you get a certificate in |
| related diagnosis from a large database of records. | | | | CPT medical coding, it can be a powerful credential |
| • Quicker analysis. Physicians and statistical | | | | and open the doors for you for a high-flying career in |
| organizations can search for simple to complex cases | | | | the healthcare sector. |
| in no time and analyze them. | | | | |