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Differentiate between diagnostic codes and procedural codes as used in medical biochemistry

      

Differentiate between diagnostic codes and procedural codes as used in medical biochemistry

  

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a Diagnostic codes
-Are used to determine diseases, disorders, and symptoms.
- Are usually used to measure morbidity and mortality
- For example: ICD-9-CM, ICD-10

b. Procedural codes
- They are numbers or alphanumeric codes used to identify specific health interventions taken by medical professionals.
- For examples: CPT, Current Procedural Terminologies.
- CPT – Is a systematic listing of procedures & services performed by physicians.
- Described by Five-digit codes for procedures or services. CPT is used to describe the physician’s services to a patient for diagnosis and treatment of the medical condition(s).
- These codes and descriptive terminology are developed and copyrighted by AMA CPT Editorial Panel.

Titany answered the question on August 27, 2021 at 08:21


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