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Emergency Room Medical Coders, also known as ED Coders, review patient records and assign codes to procedures and diagnoses performed in the Emergency Room. Emergency Room visits are unscheduled episodic services to patients who present for immediate medical attention. Emergency Department Coding is unique in that services are multiple and can range throughout multiple specialties. …

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This is the written document to accompany my YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr1wI57Ez8GQuRAOyFpYclp1pE0WkJisq While reading this document, it will be beneficial to download a copy of the current edition of the Official ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines from www.CMS.gov Purpose: The purpose of the ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines is to provide a standardized set of rules and instructions for assigning …

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This is the written document to accompany my YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctOG4-jrGCs&list=PLr1wI57Ez8GQuRAOyFpYclp1pE0WkJisq While reading this document, it will be beneficial to download a copy of the current edition of the Official ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines from www.CMS.gov Purpose: The purpose of the ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines is to provide a standardized set of rules and instructions for assigning …

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What is a “Medical Coder”? Per the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC): “Medical coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes.  The diagnoses and procedure codes are taken from medical record documentation, such as transcription of physician’s notes, laboratory and radiologic results, etc.  Medical coding …

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