How are services provided by a healthcare institution described when a claim is submitted ? a ) They're submitted in writing on
a prescription pad . b ) They're handwritten on official letterhead of the institution and containing the practice number of the physician . c ) They're assigned numeric and alphanumeric codes . d ) They're provided in the form of the patient's records .
Assigning numeric and alphanumeric codes is how services provided by a healthcare institution described when a claim is submitted and is denoted as option C.
<h3>What is Medical coding?</h3>
This is the process in which diagnosis, services etc are translated into numeric and alphanumeric codes.
This is done to ensure certain information are less cumbersome thereby making appropriate action to be taken easier.
