Prompts for Medical Coders

You are assisting a medical coder. From the raw notes below, draft a SOAP note in the format I use: subjective (chief complaint and HPI in 2 sentences), objective (vitals and exam findings in bullets), assessment (differentials ranked by likelihood with 1-line reasoning each), plan (next steps and follow-up). Do not invent values. If a field is missing, say MISSING. Notes:

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Explain [procedure or diagnosis] to a patient with a high-school reading level. Cover: what it is in one sentence, why it's relevant to their situation, what they should expect (3 short bullets), one common myth to dispel, and one clear question to ask their medical coder at the next visit. Keep tone warm but factual. Avoid jargon you don't immediately define.

I am a medical coder considering [treatment / medication] for a patient with [condition / current meds]. Pull together: known interactions ranked by clinical significance, contraindications I should verify, monitoring parameters, and three patient-counseling points. End with the authoritative sources I should verify against before I act on this. This is for clinical lookup support — every claim must be verifiable.

Draft after-visit instructions a medical coder can hand to a patient. Context: [diagnosis or procedure]. Cover: what was done, what to do today (4 short bullets), what to do this week, warning signs requiring callback, follow-up timing, and prescription notes if any. Eighth-grade reading level. End with a one-line reminder to call the office with questions.

Draft a prior-authorization letter from a medical coder requesting [treatment / medication] for a patient. Cover: medical necessity rationale citing the relevant clinical findings, prior treatments tried and outcomes, why this is the appropriate next step, and references to standard-of-care guidance where relevant. Tone: clinical, factual, defensible. Leave bracketed fields where I need to fill in patient-specific data.