Diagnostic and Procedural billing
physician office. She is nervous about her first job in health care and really
wants to learn all that she can.
During her training, the other employees teach her about
coding for processing claims. She is a bit confused by the difference between
diagnostic and procedural coding.
What are the differences between diagnostic and procedural
coding, what is the name of the major coding system for each, and why is it
important to use the correct codes when processing claims?





