What are the differences between CPT Coding and ICD-9CM

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CPT- Procedure- what was done
ICD- disease- what is wrong

What are the differences between CPT Coding and ICD-9CM

This is a topic you can search for in the Codapedia encyclopedia (or wikipedia or google for that matter)

If you search diagnosis coding in the Codapedia search box, you get this article:

http://www.codapedia.com/~article_341_.cfm

Searching on HCPCS gets you:

http://www.codapedia.com/~article_146_.cfm

Differences in CPT and ICD-9-CM

Easiest way to describe is ICD-9-CM is going to give the sign/symptom/disease process/diagnosis code and CPT is then going to identify the service provided to the patient for the problem identified. ICD-9-CM-is the 'why they were seen' the CPT is the 'what was done for them'