Clinical coding

Translating clinical information from health records into standard classification codes, following national and international coding rules, for care, payment, and statistics.

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Levels

1. Awareness: You can:

explain what clinical coding is and why it matters
use basic medical terms and anatomy
2. Working: You can:

code straightforward episodes accurately, using classification rules
query unclear records with clinicians
3. Practitioner: You can:

code complex episodes across specialties
audit coding quality and train coders
4. Expert: You can:

lead a coding service and its quality program
advise on coding standards and their effect on data and funding

Closest ESCO skills

clinical coding (exact match)
perform clinical coding procedures (exact match)

Contains ESCO v1.2.1 data (https://esco.ec.europa.eu/). © European Union. Reuse authorised under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

Role levels that expect this skill

Role level	Role	Band	Expected level
Trainee clinical coder	Clinical coder	3	Awareness
Clinical coder	Clinical coder	4	Working
Senior clinical coder	Clinical coder	5	Practitioner
Clinical coding auditor and trainer	Clinical coder	6	Practitioner
Clinical coding manager	Clinical coder	7	Expert