What Does an HCC Coder Do?

What does an HCC coder do

Chandra: So actually, all of these risk adjustment questions came in from the same person. And there’s a lot of good information to share here and it’s kind of hard to summarize it quickly, but I’ll try. So what does …

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HCC Coding — 5 Things You Need To Know

HCC Coding 5 Things You Need To Know

What Is Risk Adjustment? Risk adjustment methodology accounts for known and discovered heath data elements and compares levels of wellness among patients. The accurate selection of diagnosis codes plays a vital role in all risk adjust models. With the increase …

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Risk Adjustment Coding Online Training

Risk Adjustment Coding Online Training

Risk adjustment coding or HCC coding (Hierarchical Condition Categories) were designed to assign scores to Medicare Advantage members’ based on their chronic conditions. The HCC coder’s job involves identifying and capturing the chronic conditions which carry an HCC and are …

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