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What is Medical Coding? Medical coding is a specialized profession within the wider field of healthcare administration. Professional medical coders review the documentation contained in patientsâ medical records, then they translate the written documentation into universally accepted, industry-standard medical code.
History of Medical Coding. A brief history of medical coding, including information on how CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS codes came about... Because the medical coding field is expanding so rapidly at the moment, it may seem like it's a relatively new occupation... but this certainly isn't the case! Medical billing and coding has been around for decades. And just like fifty years ago, it continues to be an ever-changing field.