"•    The coder reads the documentation to understand the patient's diagnoses assigned
•    Transforming of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes
•    Creating uniform vocabulary for describing the causes of injury, illness & death is the role of medical coders
•    Medical coding allows for Uniform documentation between medical facilities
•    The main task of a medical coders is to review clinical statements and assign standard Codes"