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DOCUMENT: THE CPC ENDORSEMENT
COMPENDIUM 2026
◉ What is the skills that a medical coder should possess? Answer: In-
depth knowledge and understanding of medical terminologies,
physiology, and anatomy.
A medical Coder should be able to read and understand patient charts
as well as medical and surgical reports.
◉ What are some common phrases used in clinical coding? Answer:
Abstraction - Determining a patient's ailments with the help of the
patient's records, reports, reports such as radiology and laboratory
reports, and their operation notes among other documents.
Assignment - Appropriate codes are determined for every procedure,
and these codes are entered into the system.
Review - The codes assigned are cross-checked for accuracy as to if
they explain the condition of the patient and the treatment used.
Review is crucial as it helps ensure all the documents are error-free
before the data is submitted.
◉ What are ICD codes? Answer: International Classification of
Diseases - established by by the (WHO) World Health Organization.
ICD codes were created to describe diseases, illnesses, injuries, and
deaths. They have 5-7 characters, a combination of alphanumeric
codes. Always begin with a letter. Currently two components to ICD,
which are ICD-10 (clinical modification codes for diagnostic coding)
DOCUMENT: THE CPC ENDORSEMENT
COMPENDIUM 2026
◉ What is the skills that a medical coder should possess? Answer: In-
depth knowledge and understanding of medical terminologies,
physiology, and anatomy.
A medical Coder should be able to read and understand patient charts
as well as medical and surgical reports.
◉ What are some common phrases used in clinical coding? Answer:
Abstraction - Determining a patient's ailments with the help of the
patient's records, reports, reports such as radiology and laboratory
reports, and their operation notes among other documents.
Assignment - Appropriate codes are determined for every procedure,
and these codes are entered into the system.
Review - The codes assigned are cross-checked for accuracy as to if
they explain the condition of the patient and the treatment used.
Review is crucial as it helps ensure all the documents are error-free
before the data is submitted.
◉ What are ICD codes? Answer: International Classification of
Diseases - established by by the (WHO) World Health Organization.
ICD codes were created to describe diseases, illnesses, injuries, and
deaths. They have 5-7 characters, a combination of alphanumeric
codes. Always begin with a letter. Currently two components to ICD,
which are ICD-10 (clinical modification codes for diagnostic coding)
