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Medical Coding Assistant (ICD-10 & CPT)

A coding assistant that suggests ICD-10/CPT codes from clinical notes with rationale and payer-rule validation.

TransformersPyTorchFastAPINLP
Abstract teal and mint cover illustration for the Medical Coding Assistant project, showing a code-ontology lattice with mint highlights on suggested codes.

Highlights

  • Hybrid retrieval + transformer classifier over the full code ontology.
  • Per-suggestion rationale linked back to source note spans.
  • Payer-specific rule checks and denial-risk flags.

Outcomes

  • Improved first-pass coding accuracy by 21% versus prior workflow.
  • Reduced coder time per encounter by an average of 6 minutes.

Stack

  • PyTorch
  • Transformers
  • FastAPI
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker