Obesity Coding in Risk Adjustment (HCC): The BMI Rule That Trips Up Most Coders in 2026

Obesity Coding in Risk Adjustment (HCC): E66.01 maps to HCC 48 when BMI is 40 or higher, or 35-39.9 with a comorbidity. CCO Academy guide.

A BMI of 38 with type 2 diabetes — does that support E66.01? The answer separates a clean chart from a False Claims Act exposure. Here’s the NIH/NHLBI rule every risk adjustment coder needs to memorize before PY 2026 — when CMS-HCC V28 hits 100% weight.

The CCO HCC Risk Adjustment Course – Video

CRC Credential – HCC Risk Adjustment Course Is Here! Oh, look, another slide with something I absolutely enjoy and love. So, some of you know I have a background in Risk Adjustment HCC Coding, I absolutely love it, which is …

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CRC Credential | Risk Adjustment Course with CCO – Video

The CRC just came out what – are we on our second month now that it’s been out, I think? The CRC Credential stands for Certified Risk Adjustment Coder. And so, we’re trying to change our verbiage that whenever we …

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HCC Requirements – Get the CRC Without Being a CPC? – Video

You don’t have to be a certified CPC coder to do risk adjustment work. That’s probably preferred because they want to know that you’re familiar. It’s a detailed work, but you can get the CRC without being a CPC. I …

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HCC Coding and Drawing Lines – Video

Q: (HCC Coding and Drawing Lines) – You talked about drawing lines before when doing HCC coding. Can you give me an example of how to do that? A: Well, you bet I can. So, we can abstract a case …

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HCC Coding Training – Introduction to Risk Adjustment

HCC Coding Training – Introduction To Risk Adjustment- Part 1 This is Alicia from CodingCertification.org or as we fondly like to call it CCO. I am so excited to get to tell you a little bit about HCC Coding and …

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