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Medicare Risk Adjustment & Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC): Coding Guide (2018-2019)
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About Medicare Risk Adjustment & Hierarchical Condition
Risk Adjustment and Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) coding is a payment model mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 1997. Implemented in 2003, this model identifies individuals with serious or chronic illness and assigns a risk factor score to the person based upon a combination of the individual’s health conditions and demographic details. The individual’s health conditions are identified via International Classification of Diseases – 10 (ICD –10) diagnoses that are submitted by providers on incoming claims. There are more than 9000 ICD-10 codes that map to 79 HCC codes in the Risk Adjustment model. CMS requires documentation in the person’s medical record by a qualified health care provider to support the submitted diagnosis. Documentation must support the presence of the condition and indicate the provider’s assessment and/or plan for management of the condition. This must occur at least once each calendar year in order for CMS to recognize the individual continues to have the condition. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Risk Adjustment Model includes nearly 80 HCC categories of chronic illnesses with thousands of diagnosis codes. Beginning HCC coders need solid instruction on HCC coding to properly map codes and ensure the organization receives the reimbursement payments. This webinar educates the audience on HCC coding and discusses popular risk adjustment coding guidelines. It identifies what makes a document valid for submission, including which sources of documentation should or should not be used. Attendees will have the opportunity to review common mistakes, like a lack of specificity in provider documentation. Often overlooked conditions, which are frequently undocumented by the provider, are also explained. The presenter will give a brief demonstration on how to determine if a condition is reimbursed or not, as well as a case study showing how to apply the theories learned. Through clarification of c
