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How are diagnoses coded and what is the role of an ma in coding?

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It is a written description for the disease
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Diagnostic coding is the translation of written descriptions of diseases, illnesses and injuries into codes from a particular classification. The medical coder's job is to assign a medical code to each diagnosis and treatment given to the patient.

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