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Practical ApplicationMedical CodingWrite your answer to the following questions about terms and abbreviations used inmedical coding.Fill-in-the-blank Widget1.Medical coding is the process of assigningalphanumericcharacters that representthe diagnoses patients have been given and the services they are to receive.2.Diagnosiscodes identify the reasons that healthcare services were provided.3.Within the coding system,medical terminologyis the language used foridentifying the diseases and conditions that are coded.4.The procedure coding system was developed by theCenters for Medicare &Medicaid Services(CMS) for use in the United States for inpatient hospital
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Health insurance in the United States

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