Apr 2018, 09

Medical coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medicalalphanumeric 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 and billing profession is highly recognized as one of the exciting career opportunity with a unique set of job duties for the medical and paramedical students across the globe.

In future the Medical Coders will have a golden opportunities in India. There is more scope to get into Medical Coding field. The healthcare industry is aggressively looking for well trained professionals with in-depth knowledge of their profession. There are many jobs in Medical Coding with salary packages.The main areas of  job opportunity are as follows:

• In a medical office company (starting with patient records in medical offices & liaising with medical insurance companies for claims processing). This can be a lucrative field specially after you gain a few years experience. This is equally true of cities like Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Chandigarh which have a high concentration of medical coding specialist jobs.
• In a hospital administration environment where you can take up more duties like billing, quality control and auditing

In both cases, you will need to have a certification from either AAPC or AHIMA. Indian recruiters recognize both certifications though there's more demand for the Certified Professional Coder certification.

There are many Institutes in Medical Coding in which CIGMA Medical Coding Academy is best for providing Medical Coding Training in Kerala and also providing CPC Certification and Placements.