Medical Coding Life Science Graduates

A medical coder translates details from a patient's medical documents, such as physician's notes, lab reports, procedures, and diagnoses into universal medical codes to maintain accurate medical records. Healthcare providers and insurance companies use these standardized codes for billing and record-keeping.The medical coding course qualification is that a person must complete degree with any specialization. If you come from a background of non-life sciences, like B-Tech, MBA, or Post graduation in English, etc... then you might need to do a few certification courses besides medical coding to understand the field better.Job Responsibilities: Review clinical documentation and diagnostic results to extract data and apply appropriate international classification system (ICD-9. CM and/or ICD-10. CM/PCS) and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes to multiple categories of inpatients, ambulatory surgery and bedded outpatient records.