India has been the haven for outsourcing medical coding services for global organizations. Outsourcing medical coding services to India has a lot of benefits. Indian medical coders are skilled and well trained in international coding practices. If your healthcare facility is looking to cut down costs, you can outsource medical coding services to India. The benefits of outsourcing medical coding services to India are:
1. Indian companies follow a structured medical coding process
2. Indian medical coders have the capability to provide accurate coding services within a fast turnaround time
3. Medical coding companies in India follow HIPAA regulations and AHIMA rules
4. Indian medical coders are AAPC (American Association of Professional Coders) certified. Most Indian coders have 4+ years of practical experience in medical coding on an average
5. You can expect an accuracy level of 98%
6. Stay assured of cleaner claims and fewer denials, as Indian coding companies follow a highly transparent coding methodology
7. Indian coders work according to insurance and governmental regulations
8. Indian medical coding companies use modern coding software like ENCODERPRO, CODERITE etc.
Multi-specialty coding services
Indian medical coding companies can provide multi-specialty coding services
- Urgent care
- Emergency room
- Rheumatology
- Endocrinology
- Radiology
- Psychiatry
- Skilled nursing facility
- Cardiology
- Pediatric neurology
- Pediatric nephrology
- Orthopaedic
- Internal medicine
- Chiropractic
- Physical therapy
- Gastroenterology
- Pediatrics
Medical coding process
The process that medical coding companies follow is very simple. All you need to do is to scan your patient operative records. These documents are then stored in a FTP server. The coding specialists in India download the files and start working on the records. The codes are then assigned according to the medical specialty. Your offshore provider’s Quality Assurance team will check the claims for missing ICD-9 diagnosis, missing CPT-4 modifiers and missing CPT procedure codes.
